One of the last things we did while spending time with Bush’s Beans in the Culinary Institute was we made chili!
WIN THE BASKET!
Bush’s Beans has put together a basket full of amazing items for one of my RE readers to WIN! Thank you, Bush’s Beans, for your generosity!
o A Sonoma Diet Cookbook signed by Connie
o Napa Valley specialty items including: olive oil, candle and chili spices
o Culinary Institute of America items including: towel, wooden spoon and decorative spoon rest
o Bush’s Beans items including: Bush’s Beans apron, bean strainer, assorted Bush’s Beans
COMMENT TO WIN!
Have you ever added sweet potatoes to chili?
Would you mind sharing your secret ingredient in making chili?
TWEET THIS GIVEAWAY!
Tweet this giveaway for a second chance, and come back to tell me!
WINNER CHOSEN!
Come back on Friday (Mar. 19th) and I will announce the winner to this fabulous giveaway!
THE RECIPE!
The recipe I’m going to share today is so full of nutrition and taste, even your kids won’t know what you snuck into it!
First of all, I have to tell you that this recipe was created for BUSH’S® Beans by Connie Guttersen, R.D., Ph.D., nutrition instructor at The Culinary Institute of America, mom, and author of “The Sonoma Diet.” It was so fun working alongside Connie (and that’s her cute son who joined us later in the day.)
Remember when I boo boo’d and drained the beans when I shouldn’t have? Connie explained by not discarding the liquid, it can add richness, body, and flavor to soups and sauces. And you would not have to add as much salt.
BUSH’S® Spicy Black Bean and Corn Chowder
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 pinch favorite dry chile or chipotle powder, to taste
1 cup chopped red peppers
1 cup chopped green peppers
2 cans (15 ounces) BUSH’S® Black Beans or BUSH’S® Reduced Sodium Black Beans, with liquid
1 cup peeled, diced sweet potato
1 cup frozen corn kernels, thawed
2 cups cleaned baby spinach
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
salt and black pepper, to taste
*Optional Toppings: chopped fresh cilantro, salsa, reduced-fat yogurt
Tip from Chef Andy: The first thing we did was lay the peppers whole on the cooking grill and cut the onions and garlic in half, and lay those in a pan to toast.
1. Place olive oil in a sauce pot. Add onions and cook until caramelized.
2. Add garlic and spices, cook until aromatic. Add peppers, sauté 5 minutes.
3. Add beans with liquid. Bring to a simmer, cook 10 minutes. Add sweet potato; simmer 10 minutes or until tender.
4. Add corn and spinach. Bring to a simmer until the spinach wilts.
5. Adjust seasoning with lime, salt and pepper. Add *optional toppings, as desired.
We tasted while we cooked. I loved the little spoons in different places in the kitchen.
And then we got the chili ready, with different salsas.
Absolutely Delicious!
For more family favorite recipes, visit www.VegetableWithMore.com.
(Bush’s Beans covered all my costs on my trip to Napa Valley. The opinions stated here are entirely my own and I have not been compensated to write this post. And if you want another chance to win, head over to Amy’s at She Wears Many Hats – because she’s giving away the same thing!)
Hi, I'm Sandy. Five years ago I stocked up on beautiful glasses from the Dollar Store. As I started writing about dinner parties, I realized that this “icon” portrays a great message. It says that dinner parties are attainable, they are affordable, and that they can be beautiful even when on a budget. 
Looks like a great recipe! And it looks like a wonderful prize as well!
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Wow! what an interesting idea to have sweet potato in chili. We love ‘em, but I’ve never added them to dishes.
Plus the flavors of the roasted veggies — yum!
I’m definitely adding this recipe to my “must try” list.
Our favorite add-in is three beans — pinto, kidney and black and they are usually Bush’s Beans — no kidding!
Peace.
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Never have added sweet potatos to beans. I will have to try this. Thank you!
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Yumm no I have never added sweet potatoes, hmm secret ingredient I believe is crumbled bacon.
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Never added sweet potatoes…but I LOVE them, so I am intrigued by it.
Secret ingredient…bay leaves during the simmering process.
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Ahhh, chili … chili is one of those zen dishes where the secret is to be creative and yet simple at the same time. You can’t just dump everything in there, but at the same time it’s amazing what you can get away with.
Cinnamon is a secret ingredient in a lot of recipes. And chocolate. But I try to keep it simpler.
And while I’ve never added sweet potatoes, I have added winter squash, maybe a cup or so.
But my secret secret ingredient(s) is this: high quality spices.
For chili powder, try Savory Spices out of Denver, Colorado. Their spices are ground in small batches on site so they’re always fresh, and their “hot” spices favor flavor over shock and awe. You’re going to pay a little extra for shipping and handling, but the spices themselves are priced right there with the grocery store brands. Amazing stuff.
But at the opposite end of the gourmet scale is Mexican oregano. Most grocery stores across the nation now have a Hispanic aisle, so look for the spices in little envelopes instead of bottles. Usually costs less than $2 for twice the amount as you’d pay for name brand spices.
Finally, keeping in the zen approach of both simple and complicated at the same time, we always put at least two meats in the chili. Now, if you’re trying to cut back on red meat, you don’t have to over-stuff the crock pot. You can reduce the overall amount of meat, but still put a little of this and a little of that in there, such as half ground beef and half ground bison or pork or turkey. It’s better to put a little bit of a higher fat meat than a lot of a low-fat meat (ie, a little bit of 80% lean ground beef, instead of a lot of 93% lean).
Foodie quote of the day:
Wish I had time
for just one more
bowl of chili.
—Last words of Kit Carson,
American frontiersman (1809–1868)
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The Giveaway looks wonderful. The recipe sounds divine and I’ve never put sweet potato in my chili! LOL!
And I can’t tell you my secret ingredient! *wink* It’s a secret! To the grave I say!
Just kidding. I don’t have a secret ingredient. At least not that I’m aware of.
I use two different kinds of beans, is that a secret? It sounds good. I’ll use that!
Are you sick of reading my rambles?
Hugs to you Sandy!
Kim
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I’ve never tried adding sweet potatoes, but I invited half the neighborhood over for chili recently and instead of chili powder I accidentally dumped in a ton of cinnamon.
It was edible and we all got a good laugh out of it!
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Love sweet potatoes, but have never added them to chili!
No secret ingredient, but I do love lots of chili powder and black beans in my chili…..topped with cheese and sour cream……YUM!
Thanks for entering me in your giveaway!
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I have never added sweet potatoes to my chili, but I LOVE sweet potatoes, so I am so sure this tatse amazing!!! What a wondrful giveaway, I hope to win!!!!
Michelle Torres
cingulwasme@aol.com
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I have never added sweet potatoes to chili but I love them so I may have to try this. Thanks for sharing!
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I have never considered adding sweet potatoes to chili. Great idea! I don’t really have any secrets for chili, but we do love our chili! Thanks for the opportunity on the giveaway!
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My secret recipe is going to my brother-in-laws and eating his when he makes it
I look forward to all the secret ingredients so I can try making it on my own:)
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I would never have thought to add sweet potatoes to chili. I don’t have a secret ingredient for my chili. One of my new favorites is Bush’s White Chicken Chili. Delicious!
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I’ve never added sweet potatoes but I’m actually making crock pot chili today and I cut up fresh mushroom to add them. You can’t tell they are in there and I figure it’s extra veggies for my daughter.
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wow, what an awesome giveaway! No, I have never tried adding sweet potatoes to chili. I’m still learning to like sweet potatoes!
kathy k.
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Love sweet potatoes, but have never added them to chili…. I’m not sure what my kiddos would think about that!
We love beans in our chili, light kidney, dark kidney and chili beans. Yum!
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Have never added sweet potato, but I always add a bottle of good beer.
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I’ve never added sweet potatoes to chili, but this sounds like another yummy recipe to try! Mostly my chili’s pretty simple, just meat, onions, tomatoes, beans & chili powder, then simmered.
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I would never in a million years THINK to add sweet potatoes to chili! But it sounds interesting and yummy, so I **might** just give it a whirl
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My chili is boring by most standards–no secrets!–but my kids love it
. And I DO use Bush beans! I use only cayenne and chili powder for seasonings…maybe I should venture beyond.
Would LOVE to in this prize pack–what a FUN trip you had!
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I tweeted
http://twitter.com/PensieveRobin/status/10520030100
Now I’ll have to wait & see if it’s a LUCKY tweet!!
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I have never added sweet potatoes to chili. I may try it though and not tell my kids–sneak it in!!
Lynn
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I usually try to experiment with recipes. Secret ingredient–the kitchen sink. LOL. All types of beans and pinch of cocoa.
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I must say I never added sweet potatoes or for that matter thought too. But it sure sounds yummy. Most of the chili I make is with meat! Not sure if my “secret” to chili is such a secret. You can see it right away. I make it with beef chunks instead of ground beef. Its yummy!
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Seriously? Sweet potatoes? What a great idea!
I LOVE adding veggies to soups. My kids are not very good vegetable eaters, but if the veggies are in a soup, they just eat the whole thing without complaining. But I would never have thought about sweet potatoes!
Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!
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I’ve never tried adding sweet potatoes to chili – but what a great idea! They would add flavor; and it’s one more healthy item to sneak in
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Yum! And what a fabulous giveaway. I don’t really have a secret ingredient to my Chili. It just has lots of diced veggies and pork and beef.
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I have actually made chili with sweet potatoes (and zucchini). It was yummy! I have also added sweet potato puree to my chili. My secret ingredient is pureed or chopped very fine carrots. It adds good stuff and the kids don’t know it’s there!
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Have never tried sweet potatoes in chili but do try to eat them regularly because they are so good for you.
Tried a chili recipe which included pineapple once – and once only
Usually use ground turkey to decrease the fat content – that’s my big tip.
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I haven’t ever used sweet potatoes in chili..sounds interesting, I might have to try it. I don’t know that I have a secret ingredient. I have added cous cous to my veggie chili to add texture. I do often add a variety of beans as well.
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Hi, S!
I have never used sweet potatoes in chili but I SHOULD because I am slightly allergic to other potatoes… What a great idea!
I have a veggie chili recipe that I always have people request the recipe for… Cry-for-your-Momma good!
Emily
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Sweet potatoes in chili? My son would absolutely love it! I really dont have a secret ingredient for my chili other than to top it with a little sour cream
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We have never added the sweet potatoes to the chilli, but we have done a veggie chilli served over a baked sweet potatoe…so yummy and unexpected!
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I’ve never added sweet potatoes to chili, but now I know what to do with that bag of diced sweet potatoes in the freezer~thanks!
I like chili lots of different ways: traditional, Cincinnati-style, white, deer….it’s fun to just toss stuff in the pot and see how it turns out!
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I have never put sweet potatoes in chili, but it sounds yummy! I’ve only ever made sweet potato pie, sweet potato wedges and pureed sweet potato (for our little one).
As for my chili, my hubby likes it when I use ground pork instead of ground beef. I also like to add a little sweet chili sauce. Yum!
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Looks good! I like white bean chili and I always add cumin to most all of my dishes. My favorite spice!
.-= Michelle´s last blog ..Chocolate Pixies =-.
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No, I’ve never tried sweet potatoes in chili but I will be soon. This recipe sounds fantastic, can’t wait to try it! Thanks for the offer!
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For the longest time I would use just tomatoes and just the juice from the tomatoes. Now I use V8 and I have noticed a big difference in taste. Plus, when we do have chili we don’t have much else for dinner, no salad, etc. So at least with the vegetable cocktail in the chili we are getting other veggies besides what I normally put in the chili.
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I have never added sweet potatoes to chili before but it sounds like a great idea. Now to make some chili and experiment.
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SHHHHH!!!!
Super secret ingredients in G’s FAMOUS chili (he’d kill me if he knew I told you…)
bittersweet chocolate.
And I’m with Janice above…we also add two bottles of good, dark beer.
I’m serious! It’s AHHHHmazing. Really.
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I’ve never added sweet potatoes, but I always add a shot of tequila!
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My family loves chili – yours looks perfect for a chilly (ha) Denver day!
My recipe calls for 3T. unsweetened cocoa powder and 2T. cinnamon. (Large pot) I usually sneak in ground turkey to make it healthier. I love sweet potatoes, we’ll try it for sure!
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hi sandy!
no, i’ve never added sweet potatoes to chili. but, we LOVE sweet potato fries!
the recipe looks great … =)
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I have never tried sweet potatoes in chili. Our favorite ingredient to add to chili is…..hot sauce!
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Well, I never have added sweet potatoes to my chili. BUT, I have never made chili. Does that count? I will have to try this recipe it looks yummy!
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My secret to great chili…ketchup and soy sauce. A dab of each, and wow! Oh, and Trader Joe’s canned Fire Roasted tomoatos with chilis. Yum! Also, tweeted the contest! Good luck everyone!
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I’ve never thought of adding sweet potato to chili, but I have added it to tomato sauce! My secret ingredient in chili is green peppers. According to my husband it isn’t chili without green peppers!
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I look forward to trying this recipe. Made me hungry just reading it. Anything with Sweet potatoes has to be good. Wonder if Yams would be okay too? I might just have to add beer, a secret ingred mentioned above by a few.
About draining vs not draining the beans. I will have to get used to not draining idea. I always have because that liquid seems slimmy to me. I will have to reprogram my brain on this one.
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I’ve never tried sweet potato in chili. Love them, just never thought of that. I love green peppers in chili and thought my hubby wasn’t used to that when we married, he now doesn’t think it is chili without them.
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No. But I will try it now!
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What an interesting recipe. I’ve never added a sweet potato to chili before. I don’t have a secret ingredient either, I use a season packet.
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michelle Reply:
March 15th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
I have never added sweet potatoes to chili…..but i love sweet potatoes on their own and our son eats them without hesitation!
My secret ingredient in Chili is Chocolate, I add about 1/8 cup of organic baking chocolate chopped into chunks just before taking the chili off of the heat
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Sybil Clark Reply:
March 16th, 2010 at 2:07 am
Never have added sweet potatoes. How interesting. I can imagine the sweet creamy texture would add some interest. Must try that.
Secret chili ingredient is Taco seasoning pkg. Try it!
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I have never added sweet potatoes to chili, but we like to add pork & beans.
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Wow, that chili looks sooo delicious! I’ll be trying that soon! We LOVE chili at our house. One of my favorites is on the back of a Bush’s can….While Chicken Chili. I add diced tomatoes to it though.
My secret? Salsa! Among other ingredients, it seems to add just the right kick, especially when I don’t have any spicy chili peppers around.
Nope, haven’t tried sweet potatoes in chili, we we will now!
Thanks!
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Looks interesting…I have never added sweet potatoes to chili. Two of my “secrets” are a can of Rotel tomatoes and about 2 Tbsp. of brown sugar.
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Never put sweet potatoes in chili but sounds interesting enought to try it! and like many others have said my secret is Salsa! I LOVE lots and lots and lots of tomatoes in my chili!
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I have never added sweet potatoes to my chili recipe either.
I do use a can of Campbell’s tomato soup. I used the soup once in a pinch and really enjoyed the smoothness of the taste…the soup also has tomatoes and basil so there you go!
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I tweeted about your giveaway as well!!!
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I’ve never, honestly, even heard of putting sweet potatoes in chili.
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I’d love to win, that chilli sounds delish!
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I can’t say that I have ever added sweet potatoes to chili, just never thought of that. I don’t really have a secret ingredient, but I would love to hear about some of the others. What a fantastic gift to have the opportunity to win!! Thanks
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Me!!! ME!!!! Pick ME!!!! PLEASE!!! Never put sweet potato in chili! never thought of it!
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I’ve never added sweet potatoes to chili, but have added different varieties of beans.
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I tweeted!
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I’ve never tried sweet potatoes in chili. But my secret ingredient for chili is my own salt-free, home-canned tomatoes. They are much tangier than purchased and, well, we just like ‘em a whole lot more!
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Yes! I’ve added a roasted sweet potato and one chipotle pepper in adobe sauce. Delish!
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Never thought to use sweet potatoes but I use lots of vegetables in my chili, cut up and sauteed.
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The chili looks so good. BUT I must have the bean strainer. That is awesome.
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Nope, I have never added sweet potatoes to chili. My secret is no to drain the beans.
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No I’ve never added sweet potatoes to my chili, but it sounds yummy!
My secret ingredient for chili is to add a can of refried beans and salsa. It’s delish!!!
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A little bit of cocoa powder and lots of garlic for my chili. Thanks for the chance to win!
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I use cayenne pepper and cumin in my chili and my home canned tomatoes plus chili beans (bush’s) and often I use ground turkey instead of beef if it suits me. I add one can of tomato paste and have been known to use coffee instead of water to equal the water to balance the paste.
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I don’t have any secret ingredients for chili. I want to try this recipe though. Looks interesting and delicious.
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I like to add a touch of bacon to ours, and then crumble crackers in it with a dallop of sour cream.
Yum.
Darcy
(who is signed in still as “designer”)
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I have never added sweet potatoes to my chili. I love them, though, so maybe I should!
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I tweeted about your giveaway!
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I love sweet potatoes but have never put them in chili. Can’t wait to try it! Unfortunately, my secret ingredients aren’t so secret–cumin and fresh cilantro. Sometimes I put carrots in it.
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i never used sweet potatoes in my chili but i use ground turkey.for the secret ingredient.
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I always add about 2 TBS of brown sugar, but have never thought about putting in sweet potatoes.
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Sweet potatoes in chilli are new to me, but it sounds yummy.
Cocoa is my secret ingredient (except sometimes I forget to put it in
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I have never used sweet potatoes .. interesting! I do have a secret ingredient but it is a secret. My 2nd less secret ingredient is worschestershire sauce ..
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The recipe sounds wonderful! I have never added sweet potatoes to chili – not yet, that is! I have made sweet potato and black bean burritos, though. Yum!
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Tony and I had so much fun reading this post! Tony graduated from CIA in Hyde Park, NY. What a wonderful school! We hope to one day visit CIA in St. Helena! Looks like you had a great day
Wendy
.-= Wendy´s last blog ..Picture this…. =-.
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We just love chili around here but I’ve got to admit, it’s much better the second day served when all the flavors have blended. The photo alone is mouth watering!
lisa
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Oooh, I will surely start adding sweet potatoes to my chili! Sounds sooo yummy!
Your chili pic is so colorful & healthy looking. Can’t wait to try it along with my cast iron skillet cornbread.
Thanks Sandy!
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Never heard of adding sweet potatoes to chili..
love them on their own with plenty of butter!
My secret ingredient? I use canned stewed tomatoes Mexican style along with Bush’s beans..both the red and white kidney beans combined!..of course I serve topped with grated cheddar cheese and chopped green onions,and a generous hunk of my Southern cornbread!
hugs and smiles..Loui♥
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I add a little cinnamon to my chili. I’ve never tried sweet potatoes. That would be intersting.
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I made a sweet potato and black bean soup. It was amazing. A new favorite! Love the color and flavor it adds!
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I have never used sweet potatoes in chili- sounds strange but I may have to try it. My secret ingredient is lots of cilantro!
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Sweet potatoes? I would have to think about that one before adding to my chili. Sometimes I add a little cinnamon and that adds a slightly different taste and is quite good. At other times I will add one beer. It really gives the chili a good flavor.
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I have never used sweet potatoes in chili – but I do love sweet potatoes! No secret ingredient in my chili – just the ordinary ones!
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We love chili here! I have never heard of sweet potatoes in chili……very interesting.
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Wow, I’ve never heard of adding sweet potatoes to chili before…hhhmmm…
I just cheat and use a seasoning packet!!
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I have not added sweet potatoes to chili, but I always add THREE cloves to mine — one pound of meat, one pound tomatoes, other ingredients, and three cloves. Any more and it’s yucky. It adds a faint sweet spice to the chile that is remarkable and delicous!
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A great giveaway, I love Bush’s Beans, especially the sugar maple. I’ve never added sweet potato to chili, I don’t make it often but when I do it’s often just a packet mix! I need to try more recipes.
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I add dried chipotle chilies and smoked paprika. Sometimes I even roast my own chilies and chop those little bad boys in there. Using ground turkey and loads of green pepper, tomatoes and beans makes it super healthy or at least that is what I keep telling myself!
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My favorite *secret* ingredient to add to chili is sausage! It adds so much flavor!
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your recipe sounds delicious
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I would LOVE to win!!! Pick me!!!
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Nope, never have.
No secret ingredients here. Just the regulars.
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i’ve added alot of vegetables but never sweet potatoes! i’m not sure i could sneak that one by the teens.
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We love sweet potatoes and chili, so I should try this!
We like our chili spicy, so my secret is to use spicy beans, hot sauce, hot peppers, things like that. I also add a teaspoon or two of sugar, it takes any bitter taste away.
Thanks for hosting this beautiful giveaway!
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I have never added sweet potatoes to chili, but it sounds delicious. I usually add whole cloves of fresh garlic to my baked beans. They are a favorite of the family — everyone wants the baked garlic — and meld well with the maple syrup and molasses.
But talking about chili, my friend’s husband just won the mild chili category in a contest at church last week-end. His secret ingredient was the left-over blueberry syrup from breakfast.
LaTeaDah
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I work for a sweet potato company…so I add sweet potatoes to lots of recipes. Have added grated sweet potato to lots of soups in the past, but don’t think I have actually done it with chili.
My chili is pretty basic, but I do use 3 different kinds of beans – it adds to the flavor. Kidney beans, lima beans and pork n’ beans.
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I have never put s. potatoes in chilli-didn’t think I liked them at all until a few years ago, now loving them as oven fries…
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I add a mixture of vinegar and sugar to my chili! Just the right amount of tangy and sweetness!
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I personally do not like chili, but my kids love chili except for one of them. It is something I will have to try though. I personally love Bushes baked beans and I use their black beans also.
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I have never thought about putting sweet potatoes in my chili. I will have to give it a try….
my secret ingredient in my chili……cumin powder
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I have never added sweet potatoes to chili, but that sounds really good. Great looking recipe!
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Sweet potatoes…more than for holiday meals. I like that!
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I’ve never tried sweet potatoes in a chili, although I have tried pumpkin in a pot of beans before!
I don’t know that I have a secret ingredient for my chili — I use a lot of chili powder and a lot of cumin in mine.
I’d love to win this giveaway!
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I might be too late for this but I wanted to share our secret ingredient – epizote. Epizote is a spice used in lots of Mexican recipes and grows easily in our garden in the S.F. Bay area.
Darla
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I’ve never added sweet potatoes to my chili. I do add a little corn masa mixed with water to thicken it a bit. This also adds a very subtle flavor to the chili.
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