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Black Bean Chili With Salsa

If you like a thicker soup, slightly mash some of the beans before serving. The tomato salsa adds both flavor and color to this chili. Serve with warm tortillas or corn bread.

Courses: Main Course
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

2 cups 320g / 11ozDry black beans
1 tablespoon 15mlCooking oil
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozCoarsely-chopped onion
3/4 cup 109g / 3.8ozDiced red sweet pepper - (1 medium)
3/4 cup 109g / 3.8ozDiced green sweet pepper - (1 medium)
4   Garlic cloves - minced
2   Jalapeño peppers - (to 4) - seeded, and
  Thinly sliced
2 tablespoons 30mlChili powder
1 teaspoon 5mlGround cumin
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlFreshly-ground black pepper
3 cups 711mlWater
4 cups 250g / 8.8ozPlum tomatoes - chopped (medium)
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozChopped green sweet pepper
1/2   Ripe avocado - seeded, peeled,
  And finely chopped
2   Green onions - chopped
2 tablespoons 30mlLime juice
1 tablespoon 15mlSnipped fresh cilantro
  Dairy sour cream - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Rinse beans. In a large saucepan combine beans and enough water to cover them. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. (Or, omit boiling and soak beans overnight.)

Drain and rinse the beans. In a 4- or 6-quart pressure cooker combine the beans, onion, red pepper, the 3/4 cup green pepper, garlic, jalapeno peppers, chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, and water.

Lock lid in place. Place pressure regulator on vent pipe (if you have a first-generation cooker). Over high heat, bring cooker up to pressure. Reduce heat just enough to maintain pressure and pressure regulator rocks gently; cook for 12 minutes.

Meanwhile in a medium mixing bowl stir together chopped tomatoes, 1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper, avocado, green onions, lime juice, and cilantro.

Quick-release the pressure. Carefully remove lid. Serve with salsa and sour cream, if desired.

This recipe yields 4 main-dish servings (6 2/3 cups).

Nutritional facts per serving: calories 419; total fat 10g; saturated fat 1g; cholesterol 0mg; sodium 325mg; carbohydrate 68g; fiber 9g; protein 22g; vitamin A 37%; vitamin C 172%; calcium 9%; iron 45%

Source:
Better Homes and Gardens at http://www.BHG.com

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