Roasted Vegetable Chili

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 red peppers
• 2 sweet potatoes
• 3 cups frozen corn
• 2 -3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans of diced and peeled tomatoes
• 2 (7 1/2 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander

Recipe

• 1 turn the oven to broil.
• 2 move one rack to the highest position.
• 3 put the red peppers on the cookie sheet and put it in the oven.
• 4 allow the skin to blister and turn completely black, turning the peppers as needed.
• 5 (this step can also be done by putting the peppers on the grill or holding them over a gas burner set to high.) once the peppers’ skin is completely blackened, put them in a bowl and cover the top with plastic wrap or put them into a brown paper bag and fold the top over several times.
• 6 allow to sit for 10 minutes.
• 7 remove the skin by peeling it off with your fingers.
• 8 cut the top off, get rid of the seeds, and then dice.
• 9 put as much corn as will fit in a single layer of a lined cookie sheet.
• 10 put in the oven for a minute or two, rotating if necessary.
• 11 once most of the corn has turned golden, remove the cookie sheet, turn the kernels, and put back in the oven.
• 12 peel the sweet potatoes, slice into round slices of an even thickness (about â¼ inch), and place a cookie sheet, in a single layer, covered with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
• 13 put into the oven for about 1 min (you may want to rotate the cookie sheet after 30 seconds if one section is cooking much faster than the rest).
• 14 once the slices have become browned (but not black), remove the cookie sheet, flip the slices and repeat.
• 15 add olive oil to a large pot on med heat.
• 16 add garlic.
• 17 cook garlic for a minute, reduce heat, and then add tomatoes and roasted vegetables.
• 18 add spices, adjusting to you’re your taste.
• 19 add beans.
• 20 allow to simmer for a while (20 minutes to an hour or two).
• 21 serve topped with grated cheddar, sour cream, chopped cilantro, or whatever you like.