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Easy Black Bean Chili over Polenta

vegan4lyfe2012
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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.
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.
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Sounds really good!0
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im a vegetarian/vegan curious runner. carbs and Protein? YES PLEASE. Awesome share..thank you.0
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yum!0
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Have you done the calorie breakdown on it? It sounds amazing!0
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bump!0
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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: 30 -
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!
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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.
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