RECIPE: Lentil Chili
By Houston Food Bank
February 23, 2025
Lentil Chili
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 large red bell pepper chopped
- 5 garlic cloves minced
- 4 tsp chili powder
- 1 brown lentils 16oz. bag
- 1 tomato sauce 8oz. can
- 1 diced tomatoes 14.5oz. can
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 vegetable or chicken stock 32oz. cartons
- 1/3 cup fresh cilantro chopped
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and red bell pepper;
- sauté the vegetables for 8 minutes or until onion is soft and lightly browned.
- Stir in garlic and chili powder; cook for 1 minute.
- Add lentils, tomatoes, bay leaf and stock of choice. Bring to a boil, lower the heat to medium-low and simmer partially covered for 30 minutes or until lentils are tender. Remove from the heat and discard the bay leaf.
- Transfer 3 cups of cooked chili into a food processor and process until pureed;
- add the pureed chili back into the remaining chili and stir to combine.
- Adjust salt and pepper as needed.
- Stir in cilantro and serve
Notes
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