Long overdue recipe coming ‘atcha. Finally.
This one couldn’t be easier guys. No measurements required. And it’ll be delicious. Promise. Here’s what I did.
1. Cover ~1/4 – 1/3 cup dry beans (I used black and adzuki) with water (about an inch high) for 5 hours on low heat.
2. Add two 15 oz. cans of beans (I used kidney and cannellini), plus 1 14.5 oz. can diced tomatoes, and 1 6 oz. can tomato paste.
3. Add 1/2 onion, finely diced and 3-4 baby bell peppers, finely diced.
4. Add 1/4 cup BBQ sauce, and a dash of cayenne pepper, paprika, chili powder, and garlic powder.
5. Store in fridge over night (if making for next day). When ready to make, cook in slow cooker (on low) for 6 hours. [A longer amount of time will be fine, too, in case you work 12 hour shifts like I do]
6. Serve with cheddar cheese on top (for the non-vegans).
Plain is equally delicious though. For the record.
I’m not joking, Kyle and I were truly fighting over who got the leftovers to this. So good! So easy! Since I’m a hoarder, I had nearly everything on hand already. Go check your pantry – I bet you have a few cans of beans too.
On the side, I’d suggest some cornbread or roasted potatoes.
Come to think of it, serving it over a baked potato would be pretty awesome too.
And if you really want to amp up the protein, try adding in TVP or vegan sausage (like the Italian tofurky below).
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, crock-pots are idiot proof. You can’t possible mess a meal up when using one.
yay! i’m the first one to leave a comment! what what!
chili is gooood times. if i had a crockpot and if i had any motivation whatsoever to cook, i would def make me some chili.
i went to boat basin last night and thought of you. it has been balls hot here in the city. i wore super slutty daisy duke cutoffs and a – wait for it – gingham betsey corset. hugely whorish. i said to kyle, “is this too slutty?” before we went out and he said, “nope.” which means that it was.
miss you. love you. xoxo
Learned to love the crockpot with Indian Slow Cooker book……….Love using the dried beans!
I haven’t busted out my crockpot in months! I don’t know what’s wrong with me. It’s probably one of the easiest cooking methods out there and, like you said, it’s idiot proof!
Thanks for the recipe!
The only thing missing is chunked avocado….you just can’t eat chili without the avo! mdmontalvo@yahoo.com
Ooooo corn bread and chili! This looks delicious!
oh how i love the crock pot! it makes life so easy and wonderful! delicious looking chili! would be fabulous over a potato! yum!
I love chili!! Definitely one of my favorite fall eats – and its almost fall! Agh! Can you believe it? I think I’m going to live in denial for a bit. 😉
awww…how i miss boat basin.
awww…how i miss boat basin. and you.
you are so right!!! next time for sure.
no no no…no fall yet!! i love fall tons, but im not ready to give up summer yet.
I made this recipie and it was really tasty. Thanks you saved the day.
awesome! glad you liked it kenni 🙂
I’m making this right now. It smells great but I did need to make a few changes based on what I had around and my own chili preferences. First, my initial beans sat on low for four hours and, when I peeked, the water was already gone and they were plump and cracking, so I went ahead and added the other ingredients early. I used a whole cup of dry beans in the first place because I have a huge crockpot. Only had two cans of beans though so didn’t exactly multiply the whole recipe. I used a whole onion, a few chopped garlic cloves, an extra small can of tomato paste, and two big bell peppers. Somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 a cup of BBQ sauce. Added the seasonings liberally, and since you can’t have chili without cumin in my opinion, I added some of that liberally too, and some oregano, salt, and pepper. My mixture was very dry (possibly because I changed things up), so I added a bit of water too. Anyway, great base recipe! It smells divine and I can’t wait to try it. Thank you!
sounds awesome melanie!! glad you tweaked with what you had and enjoyed it 🙂
Ok, update. This came out so good! SO GOOD! Thanks again for the recipe. It was super easy and I’ve been gorging on it topped with avocado and corn chips. My toddler likes it too. 😉
yay!!