Easy Black Bean Chili over Polenta

vegan4lyfe2012

Sharing a super-easy, super-yummy, super-filling meal with all my mfp peeps:

Easy Black Bean Chili:

4 cups cooked black beans
1 jar (16 oz) of your favorite salsa
1 diced onion
2 diced green bell peppers
2 cups water
½ Tblsp cumin
2 tsp garlic powder

Combine all ingredients and cook on medium-high (low boil) until onions and peppers are soft, stirring occasionally.


Easy Polenta:

1 cup medium-coarse ground cornmeal
3 ¼ cups water
Pinch of salt
1 Tblsp vegan chix bullion

Bring water, salt and bullion to a boil. Turn to medium/medium-high heat and slowly add the cornmeal, stirring constantly. Cook for 10-15 minutes, continually stirring. It will bubble and spit at you, so be careful.

At this point, it is still mold-able, so I put ½ cup into a bowl and pour 1 cup of chili over it. The polenta will set quite fast, so this is when I scoop it into the ½ cup measure, press it down, then turn it onto a plastic plate to let it cool and set.

CCSavage88

Sounds really good!

bluefox9er

im a vegetarian/vegan curious runner. carbs and Protein? YES PLEASE. Awesome share..thank you.

TutuMom41

yum!

lmann72

Have you done the calorie breakdown on it? It sounds amazing!

sarwatf

bump!

vegan4lyfe2012

Have you done the calorie breakdown on it? It sounds amazing!

Chili - 5 servings (one heaping cup)
Calories: 232
Carbs: 43
Protein: 13
Fat: 1
Fiber: 13

Polenta - 6 servings (1/2 cup each)
Calories: 73
Carbs: 15
Protein: 1
Fat: 1
Fiber: 3

maireailbhe

Yum! Thanks for sharing this! I bought some gorgeous black beans from Rancho Gordo that I've been wanting to feature in something, but couldn't decide what. I think I've decided on this!! Also, love seeing more vegan recipes around! So, yay!

sistrsprkl

This looks awesome, I'm going to try it and hope my toddlers eat it. If not, I'm sure I'll have no problem finishing it Thank you for sharing.