Café Brenda Black Bean Vegetable Chili - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Café Brenda Black Bean Vegetable Chili
Servings: 8
Dinner

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups dried black beans
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 large carrots, diced
  • 2 ribs celery, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 to 3 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh marjoram or 1 teaspoon dried
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried Mexican
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed coriander seeds
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • juice of 1/2 lemon
  • 1 ounce unsweetened chocolate
  • 1 cup raw pumpkin seeds
  • soy sauce
  • sour cream, optional
  • 1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar cheese, optional

Instructions

  1. Pick over the black beans, then soak them in 8 cups of water for 6 to 8 hours. Drain them and cook in 8 cups of water until tender, about 1 hour. Drain, reserving all the cooking liquid.
  2. In a large skillet, sauté the onion in the oil until soft. Add the garlic, carrots, and celery; sauté 3 minutes. Add the bell pepper and jalapeño peppers; sauté 3 to 5 minutes longer.
  3. Combine the sautéed vegetables and cooked beans in a large pot. Add the herbs, spices, salt, lemon juice, and chocolate. Pour in about 1 1/2 cups of the reserved cooking liquid or as needed to keep the chili loose. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. As the chili simmers, place the pumpkin seeds in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Dry-toast them, stirring and tossing until the seeds glisten and begin to brown. Sprinkle a few drops of soy sauce on them and allow them to cool.
  5. Serve in bowls with the pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top. Add sour cream and/or grated cheese, if desired.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.

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