If you’re looking for a healthy, comforting dinner or lunch then this is it. It’s a yummy bowl full of love and comfort – full of taste, texture and a bit of heat!
You can use any squash or pumpkin you like, in fact, sweet potato would also work well. You can also use any beans you like – I’ve made this a few times and just used the beans I had in my cupboard – kidney beans, haricot beans, pinto beans, butter beans, broad beans… Or even chickpeas!
For the Chili you will need:
3 cans of beans (drained)
2-3 cups chopped Pumpkin/squash/sweet potato
2 cans chopped tomatoes or 600g of fresh chopped tomatoes
1/2 – 1 cup Vegetable stock (adjust as needed)
2 stalks Celery, chopped finely
1 Red onion, chopped finely
1 Pepper (red or yellow work well), diced
2 large Cloves of garlic, chopped finely
2 tbsp Tomato purée
2 tsp ground Chilli
2 tsp ground Cinnamon
2 tsp ground Cumin
1/2 tsp Allspice
1/2 tsp ground Cloves
1 tsp Cayenne powder
Salt and black pepper to taste
0% Greek yoghurt to serve
Add a little oil to a large pan and add the onion, celery, garlic and pepper and allow to cook until softened. Add all the spices and seasonings, mix well and cook for another 10 mins. You may need to add a little more oil – ensure you keep the heat low and stir frequently so you don’t allow the spices to stick.
Meanwhile, chop your squash into decent sized pieces (approx 2cm square). Bring a pan of water to the boil and drop the pumpkin in. Boil for approx 5 – 7 mins – you don’t want it to soften too much but just to partially cook through. Drain them well.
Add the tomatoes and pumpkin to the stock pot and stir well. Then add the vegetable stock and all the beans. Make sure there is enough liquid to cover the beans well. Then pop the lid on and allow to cook on low heat for 45 mins or until the beans and squash are cooked through. I usually remove the lid for the last 15 mins and keep an eye on it so it can thicken up a bit.
Now grab yourself a nice big bowlful of chilli and add a dollop of greek yoghurt and enjoy! 🙂
xx
Every Step Fitness 