Vegetarian Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili
Vegetarian Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili is a crowd-pleasing main dish recipe. Make with sweet potatoes, black beans, and a kick of orange zest!
Happy early October! For me, the beginning of each month is full of new beginnings, hospitality goals, and new recipes.
Vegetarian Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili
Today … this delicious Vegetarian Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili. We love the option of using chili beans, or you can use black beans and add your own seasoning.
With the hot days of summer behind, fall is a time of profound change and embracing a new way of living. October brings simple gatherings, cozy meals inside by the fire when it’s raining outside, and small chili gatherings on the weekends — hanging onto as much sunshine as possible.
It also brings more work (a busy season for my husband and me), a season of saying goodbye to our daughter (in college), and drastic weather changes here in central Oregon. Our world tells us, it’s time to snap-to, and prepare for winter!
So we’re hanging onto autumn as long as we can …
Friends, have you tried BUSH’S Black Beans in a Mild Chili Sauce? They are delicious, and make the BEST chili!
BUSH’S Chili Beans are slow-simmered in a sauce with a special blend of chilies, spices, garlic and onions.
Be sure to try their two new Chili Bean varieties! Kidney Beans in a Spicy Chili Sauce and Mixed Chili Beans in a Mild Chili Sauce. Super easy to make ahead of company, nobody knows beans better than BUSH’S. As a family-owned and operated company, Bush’s has been a part of the dinner table for more than 100 years. And this past weekend they were a part of our small chili gathering!
Black Bean Chili
In just 30 minutes, enjoy this delicious Vegetarian Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili!
With a hint of cinnamon and orange zest!
Set it out with a jug of fresh, organic apple juice, a side salad, and cornbread muffins.
I promise … they will come!
It’s so easy! Just rab a bowl and serve yourself. Don’t forget the sour cream and fresh cilantro!
More chili recipes:
Cuban Black Bean Chicken Chili [RE], Bacon Pineapple Chili [RE], Classic Bean Chili [Brown Eyed Baker], Slow Cooker Lentil & Quinoa Chili [Aggie’s Kitchen], and Pumpkin Chili [TidyMom].
Get the Recipe:
Vegetarian Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp. oil
- 1 sweet white onion, diced
- 1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into very small pieces
- 3 15 oz. cans BUSH’S Black Beans in a Mild Chili Sauce (do not drain)
- 3 Tbsp. chili powder
- 1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes (do not drain)
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 orange, zest
- Sour cream, optional
- Fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oil over medium high heat in a heavy, deep pot (I use my Le Creuset). Add the onion, cooking for 5 minutes.
- Add the sweet potatoes and gently stir. Add the beans, tomatoes, and spices. Bring to a low boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes or so, until the sweet potatoes are very soft.
- Add fresh orange zest; stir.
- Serve hot with sour cream and cilantro!
This post was sponsored by BUSH’S Beans.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Bush Brothers & Company . The opinions and text are all mine.
I made this last night and it is delicious! I couldn’t find black beans in chili sauce so I used two cans of pinto beans in chili sauce and one can of black beans. It was very easy and quick to make. The cinnamon was a great addition! This is defintely a new favorite for us. Thank you!
Great idea to mix the beans, Patti :)
Love the addition of cinnamon and orange zest, bet that really brightens the flavor!
I cannot wait for chili weather here (Florida) and this is going on my weeknight dinner list as soon as it gets cool. We love black beans and chili, so I am definitely making this asap.
This chili sounds so delicious!
That is my kind of chili. I love the sweet potato in it!
Yum! I’m making white chicken chili this week with GF cornbread. Can’t wait.
I seriously need some new chili recipes and this one is bomb! Love a yummy veggie option!
What a magnificent, hearty chili. I always add black beans to my chili so I can’t wait to try your vegetarian version. I’d show up at your doorstep if I knew this was on the menu!!