Vegetarian Bean Chilli is Hot Stuff
April 9th 2008 10:11
Kidney beans are an excellent source of goodness in any vegetarian or vegan diet. They provide:
- Protein
- Iron
- Folate
- Dietary fibre
Just one cup of cooked kidney beans provides 45% of your recommended daily intake of fibre. This tasty recipe will appeal to everyone in the family.
Vegetarian Chilli (serves 6)
What you need:
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion
3 garlic cloves, sliced
3 carrots
1 stick of celery
½ red or green pepper
800g kidney beans
2 Tbsp cumin or cumin seeds
1-2 tsp chilli powder
½ tsp salt
800g tomatoes (tinned)
2 courgettes
What to do:
Heat oil and cook onion, adding chilli and garlic. Add carrots, celery and peppers until soft. Add beans, cumin, salt, tomatoes and a bit of water. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Serve hot with corn chips or warm wholegrain bread.
Image from Flickr.com
- Protein
- Iron
- Folate
- Dietary fibre
Just one cup of cooked kidney beans provides 45% of your recommended daily intake of fibre. This tasty recipe will appeal to everyone in the family.
Vegetarian Chilli (serves 6)
What you need:
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion
3 garlic cloves, sliced
3 carrots
1 stick of celery
½ red or green pepper
800g kidney beans
2 Tbsp cumin or cumin seeds
1-2 tsp chilli powder
½ tsp salt
800g tomatoes (tinned)
2 courgettes
What to do:
Heat oil and cook onion, adding chilli and garlic. Add carrots, celery and peppers until soft. Add beans, cumin, salt, tomatoes and a bit of water. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Serve hot with corn chips or warm wholegrain bread.
Image from Flickr.com
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