Cinnamon Sweet Potato Chili
2 Tbl olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 bell peppers, diced (rainbow colored!)
1 jalepeno, diced (keep seeds for more heat)
1 large yam, peeled and diced
4 cups water
1 Tbl veggie bouillon
1 can tomato paste
2 cans diced tomatoes
3 cans beans, drained and rinsed (we did 2 black and 1 kidney)
2 Tbl chili powder
2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cinnamon
Heat oil in large pot with onion and saute until start to turn clear. Add peppers, chili powder and sea salt. When softened but not mushy throw in garlic for 30 seconds. Add water, sweet potato, tomato paste, tomatoes, beans, bouillon, and cinnamon. Cook until yams are done. Enjoy the healthy deliciousness!
Oh my gosh WOW, that sounds absolutely fabulous!
I wasn’t sure about the cinnamon. As I was stirring it, drooling over the sweet potatoes I kept thinking I wanted to add cinnamon. Did people do that? Would I ruin the entire pot? Tried it and was SO HAPPY I did!
You totally made the right choice by adding cinnamon, that looks incredible!
I ate the final leftovers this morning with your tahini cream sauce. 🙂
Oh you made the cream sauce! Did you like it?
Yes. I made it with unsweetened almond milk so I think it ended up a lot thinner than yours, next time I will add less liquid. It was yummy on the chili, a nice nutty, citrusy twist!
Sounds super yummy, Erika – with a nice warmth from the cinnamon.
Hooray for warm on a cool fall day. Not that we needed it today, random UT weather!
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Oh man, this is totally my kind of chili! Sweet potatoes and beans… YUM!
Mine too! I started with the Minnesota Winter Chili by Scott Jurek and it turned in to a creature all it’s own. Mostly because I wanted sweet potatoes. Everything else was a bonus!
I’m pretty sure black beans would be happy to take over for the dastardly dumping chick pea. 🙂
Hahaha! That’s just what I was thinking- “Man, that black bean is looking hot!!!” 😉
I’ver never cooked with yams before. This looks like a good recipe to try!!
So delicious. One of my favorite foods is yam frieds- YUM! Great in the chili too. 🙂
Looks really good. I’ve had cinnamon in chili before. I’m pretty sure it was a Cincinnati chili, which is traditionally served over spaghetti noodles.
Spaghetti? Really? I’ve eaten a lot of weird stuff (ask Amanda, she’ll confirm) but chili on spaghetti noodles is a bit of a stretch for me. How was it?!