Name: Vegetable Chili with Garlic Rice Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp cooking oil; 1 onion; 5 clove garlic; 1 tbsp chili powder; 2 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp cayenne; 2 bell peppers; 1 zucchini; 1 yellow squash; 1½ tsp salt; 2 can tomatoes; 1 can black beans; 1½ cups long grain rice; 3 cups chicken broth; 3 tbsp cilantro

How To Make Vegetable Chili with Garlic Rice

Sweet bell peppers, crispy zucchini, and black beans are simmered in a rich tomato sauce, and served over robust garlic rice, to make this vegetable chili!

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

Total: 1 hour 30 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3tbspcooking oil
1onion
5garlic clove
1tbspchili powder
2tspground cumin
½tspcayenne
2bell peppers,red or green
1zucchini
1yellow squash
1½tspsalt
2canstomatoes,with their juice, diced
1canblack beans
1½cupslong grain rice
3cupschicken broth,low sodium, canned
3tbspcilantro,chopped, optional

Instructions

In a large saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until translucent. Stir in ⅓ of the garlic, the chili powder, cumin, and cayenne and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant, stirring.
Add the bell peppers, zucchini, yellow squash and 1 teaspoon of the salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, until the vegetables start to soften.
Add the tomatoes and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Stir in the beans and simmer for about 5 minutes longer, until the vegetables are tender.
In a medium saucepan, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil over moderately low heat. Add the remaining garlic and the rice. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes, until the rice is almost opaque.
Add the broth and the remaining ½ teaspoon of salt and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and cook, covered, for about 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.
Stir the cilantro into the chili and serve atop the rice. Enjoy!