Meaty, Meat-less Chili - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
0
Calories
0g
Protein
0g
Carbs
0g
Fat
Ingredients
- 3 medium ancho chiles
- 1 quart vegetable or chicken stock-in-a-box
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 8 portabella caps, wiped clean, gills scraped, chopped
- 4 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 green or red chile, thinly sliced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- A scant palmful smoked paprika
- A scant palmful cumin
- A scant palmful coriander
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- 2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15-ounce) can fire-roasted diced or crushed tomatoes
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 cup sour cream
- Juice of 1 lime
- A handful fresh cilantro or fresh parsley
- Toasted pepitas or sunflower seeds for garnish, optional
- Tortilla chips, 2 (1-ounce) bags or couple handfuls, optional
Instructions
- Stem and seed the ancho chiles and place in a pot with stock, bring the mixture to a boil then reduce the heat and keep warm.
- Heat a Dutch oven over medium-high heat with 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, 4 turns of the pan. Add the mushrooms to the hot oil and brown 12 to 15 minutes, then add the garlic, onions, chile, salt and black pepper and soften 5 to 6 minutes more, season with a spice mixture of paprika, cumin, coriander, and cinnamon.
- Puree the reconstituted chiles and stock in a food processor. Add the chile stock mixture, beans, and tomatoes to the chili, cook 15 minutes until thickened, then turn off the heat, cool, cover and chill for make-ahead meal.
- To reheat: Cover the chili and place over medium to medium-high heat, stirring frequently until the chili bubbles, then uncover and simmer until ready to serve.
- Combine the avocado, sour cream, lime juice, cilantro, and salt in food processor and process into a smooth avocado-sour cream sauce for stirring into the chili. Serve the chili in shallow bowls and garnish with the avocado sauce, pepitas, if using, and a few tortilla chips, if using.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cinnamon, Sunflower Seeds.
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