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Vegetarian Quinoa Chili with Kale and Red Beans

This recipe is a keeper for several reasons:

  • It is a nutritionally complete One-Pot Meal, which equals a really healthy, delicious dinner in just 30 minutes.
  • My daughter, while perhaps less interested in the nutritional content (Kale is in fact a super food!), kept exclaiming throughout dinner that it tastes "Just Like Chili!" She didn't think it looked like chili, but it tastes like chili and she went so far as to proclaim it Better than ordinary chili on account of the delightfully chunky texture.
  • I only had to coax and spoon feed bites to one of the kids.
  • We didn't have any leftovers.

I'm not feeling quite myself lately, and though I'm sure it will pass and I'll find the silver lining soon, it sure helps in the meantime to have a One-Pot-Meal dinner success. Try it. You'll like it.

Yield: 4 to 6

Vegetarian Quinoa Chili with Kale and Red Beans

Vegetarian Quinoa Chili with Kale and Red Beans
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon ghee, or butter, or olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup of water
  • ⅔ cup quinoa, rinsed with warm water
  • 1 cup corn, fresh or frozen
  • 1 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 can kidney beans, rinsed
  • 1 small bunch of kale, destemmed and coarsely chopped

Instructions

  1. In a large sauce pan, heat oil over medium low heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic and spices and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the water, quinoa, corn, and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the beans and kale and simmer for an additional 5 minutes, or until kale has softened.

Notes

(Adapted from my favorite cookbook, Feeding the Whole Family)

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  1. Saw this recipe on BuzzFeed,looks wonderful !
    I will be sure to report back once we try it .

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    • I don't know where that first sentence of my reply came from ! strange

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  2. this is simmering on the stove right now and after taking a sample taste I am having a hard time waiting for it to be done before gobbling down more. this is a keeper for sure for our family. thank you thank you!

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  3. This was great! I amped up the spices and also added a can of black beans. Next time I may add a diced sweet potato as well. I never would have thought to add cinnamon to chili, but it was fantastic!

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  4. This worked out perfect for my purposes. I had kale that needed to be used but not much else as I was holding off on a grocery run. I had to omit the corn and substitute black beans for kidneys, but besides that I was able to make this with what I had on hand. It turned out tasty and was quick and easy to make. This is a great middle of the week recipe. Thanks!

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