This vegan dish is a great weeknight meal. When you don’t feel like cooking, this is a great option because you dump everything in the slow cooker and it does all of the work! The only part that takes a great deal of effort is dicing the sweet potato. That part is ROUGH for me! But since I’m a frugal chick, I’d rather not pay extra for the already diced kind. This meal is super healthy and does not require a lot from you. Amen! If you try it, let me know how you like it on Instagram!
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili
Equipment
- Slow Cooker
Ingredients
- 1 sweet potato large
- 1 red bell pepper
- 15 oz canned black beans
- 28 oz diced tomatoes fire roasted is best
- ¾ c water or vegetable broth
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 tbsp Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp cumin
Instructions
- Peel and dice the sweet potato
- Add the diced sweet potatoes, black beans, tomatoes, water, spices to the slow cooker
- Cook for 5-6 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high, stirring occasionally
- If a thicker chili is desired: Halfway through cooking, remove 1 cup of the ingredients, mainly beans and potatoes, from the slow cooker into a small bowl. Using a fork or potato masher, mash the ingredients and stir them back into the slow cooker. Repeat until the desired thickness is achieved.
The name “Black and Orange” at first sight reminded me of prison, but i love the name! Who knew sweet potatoe and black beans go together. Very simple recipe, yet nutritious.
Hearty, delicious, healthy and easy to throw together. I could eat this every day!
Absolutely loved that you could just “dump everything” into the slow cooker! So easy and effortless!!
I love the ease of this dish particularly when my schedule gets hectic.
I’ve been looking around a lot for nutritious and easy dinner recipes and I’m so glad I tried this. It’s delicious, cozy and I made it as apart of my weekend meal prep.
I made this for dinner last night and it was so delicious! I’m always very picky when it comes to vegan recipes, but this was both flavorful and filling. I bookmarked this recipe and will be making again soon.
I’m a huge fan of all things beans and the addition of sweet potato made me a convert. Usually I add pumpkin, but this was much tastier.
I’ve been trying to make more plant-based recipes, and after trying your cauliflower wings I knew I had to try this chili! It’s so delicious and flavorful, and best of all easy to make in the crock pot! My kind of dish!
I am not even vegan but I love anything with sweet potatoes and black beans – that is the way to my heart! This chili is delicious and comforting. Even my carnivore husband loves it!
This chili dish is so rich and vibrant. I couldn’t believe it was vegan and can’t wait to try it again.
This was delicious and the perfect use for some diced sweet potato I already had hanging out in the fridge. Love that I could go about my business while it cooked in the slow cooker.
The perfect chili for this weather. When we ran out, I had to make it again!
I loved the use of sweet potatoes in this. I can’t wait to make it again!
This was so delicious! The sweet potatoes in the chili gave it a nice subtle sweetness that I didn’t know I was missing in traditional chili.