Black Bean Lentil And Eggplant Chili Recipes

LOW-CARB, GLUTEN-FREE BLACK BEAN AND LENTIL BURGERS

Steps:

• Mash black beans with a fork until chunky but not totally smooth.
• Combine onion, bell pepper, mushrooms, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute vegetable mixture until softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer vegetable mixture to a food processor; pulse for 1 to 2 minutes. Mix into black beans. Mix in ground lentils and egg. Add cumin, chili powder, and paprika. Refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Shape cooled mixture into patties. Arrange on the baking sheet.
• Bake until browned, 10 to 15 minutes per side.

VEGAN BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion along with a large pinch of salt and pepper. Cook 4-5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add garlic, chili powder, cumin, and sugar and cook for another minute, stirring frequently.
• Stir in diced tomatoes, chipotles in adobo, black beans, lentils, and a large pinch of salt and pepper.
• Then add tomato sauce and 2 cups vegetable broth.
• Cover, turn heat to medium-high and bring to a simmer.
• Reduce heat and simmer over medium-low for 5-7 minutes or until lentils are tender, stirring frequently. Add remaining cup of broth if desired.
• Stir in the juice of 1 lime and season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Garnish with Fritos, sour cream, and fresh chopped cilantro.

BLACK BEAN, LENTIL AND EGGPLANT CHILI

Steps:

• Put the black beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water; set aside to soak overnight, then drain.
• Combine the soaked black beans, 2 pasilla chiles, the bay leaves and half of the garlic in a large wide pot and add enough water to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until soft, about 1 1/2 hours; remove from the heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, add the remaining 2 pasilla chiles and the cascabel and chipotle chiles to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, the chopped dried chiles and the cumin and saute until the chiles are soft, about 7 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and the poblano and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 more minutes. Add the eggplant, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Add the crushed and diced tomatoes, 4 cups water, the bouillon and green lentils to the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• Add the prepared black beans and their cooking liquid and simmer until the lentils are soft, about 30 more minutes. (The longer you let the chili simmer, the thicker it will get.) Season with salt and add the lime juice. Remove the whole pasilla chiles and bay leaves before serving.