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Vegan black bean and chocolate chilli
This gluten-and dairy-free chilli puts vegetables centre stage serving all your 5-plus-a-day in one meal. Simply serve with sliced avocado and a squeeze of lime.
Serves: 6
Time to make: 1 hr 15 mins
Hands-on time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
- 1 large onion, very finely diced
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
- pinch ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- Pinch cayenne pepper
- 1 red capsicum, roughly chopped
- 1 yellow capsicum, roughly chopped
- 1 green capsicum, roughly chopped
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon tomato purée
- 400g tin chopped tomatoes
- pinch sugar
- a few drops tabasco sauce
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 2 x 400g tins black beans in water, drained
- 2 tablespoons good-quality dark chocolate (at least 70% cocoa solids), broken into small squares
- fresh coriander, to garnish
- 2 avocados, peeled and sliced, and lime halves, to serve
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Instructions
1 Heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan. Add the onion, season with black pepper and let it soften for several mins before adding the dried spices. Cook for a few min more. Add the capsicums, season again, then cover and cook together for 10 min or until softened. Add the chopped red chilli and garlic.
2 Stir in the tomato purée so everything is coated, then pour in the chopped tomatoes. Add the sugar, tabasco sauce, balsamic vinegar and 1/3 cup water, then season with black pepper and stir to combine. Simmer for around 25–30 min, occasionally topping up with water if the mixture becomes too dry.
3 Add the beans to the pan and simmer for a further 15–20 min.
4 Just before serving, stir the dark chocolate into the chilli – the sauce will turn thick and glossy. Allow everything to amalgamate before serving the black bean chilli garnished with coriander, sliced avocado and lime wedges for squeezing.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 380cal
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Kilojoules 1590kJ
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Protein 14.4g
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Total fat 21.3g
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–Saturated fat 5g
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Carbohydrates 28.9g
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–Sugars 15.8g
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Dietary fibre 21g
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Sodium 79mg
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Calcium 154mg
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Iron 5.3mg
Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.
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