Black Bean And Chickpea Chili Food

BLACK BEAN AND CHICKPEA CHILI

Steps:

• If using turkey, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat, and cook and stir the ground turkey for about 10 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks, until the meat is no longer pink. Remove the turkey meat and set aside, leaving oil in the pan.
• Place the onion, green peppers, and carrots into the saucepan, and cook and stir for about 10 minutes, until the onion is translucent and the vegetables are tender. Stir in the chili powder, cumin, and black pepper, and pour in the diced tomatoes, frozen corn, black beans, garbanzo beans, and chicken broth. Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Place about 1 1/2 cups of the chili mixture into a food processor, and puree for about 1 minute until smooth. Pour the puree back into the rest of the chili to thicken. Add the cooked turkey meat, and bring the chili back to a simmer over medium-low heat.

SLOW-COOKER BEEF AND TWO-BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• For the Cumin-Cilantro Sour Cream:
• In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, cilantro, and cumin. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the chili:
• Set a large deep skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef, salt, and pepper to taste. Cook, using a wooden spoon to break the meat into pieces as it browns, 4 to 5 minutes. Drain all the liquid from the pan. Add the tomato paste, onion, bell peppers, and garlic, and cook, stirring, until the vegetables have softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a slow cooker. Add 1 cup water, the black beans, chickpeas, tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, and bay leaves.
• Cover and cook on high for 5 hours or on low for 8 to 10 hours.
• Discard the bay leaves. To serve, ladle the chili into 8 serving bowls. Top each with 1 tablespoon of the sour cream mixture, 1 tablespoon of the cheddar, the red onion, and tortilla chips, if desired.

CHICKPEA AND BLACK BEAN SALAD WITH CHILI LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• In saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add green beans and cook until tender crisp, about 5 minutes. (If using frozen corn, add to the beans and cook for 1 minute) Drain and chill in cold water; drain and set aside.
• Drain and rinse chickpeas and black beans thoroughly; place in a large bowl. Add orange pepper, corn and onions; set aside.
• CHILI LIME DRESSING: Combine the ingredients; pour over the beans and toss to coat (Can be made ahead: cover and chill for up to 24 hours).
• Adjust seasoning to personal preference.
• Options:
• Add/or change to red pepper.
• Add/or change to red kidney beans.