Dinner for 4

Black Bean Chili

Name: Black Bean Chili
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups dried black beans; 2 tbsp corn oil or other vegetable oil; 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 chipotle chile; 1/4 ancho chile; 1 tbsp cumin; 1 tbsp paprika; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 3/4 tbsp sea salt; 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper; 2 tbsp wine vinegar; 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes; 1 1/2 cups tomato puree; 4 cups water; sour cream for garnish (optional)

This black bean chili pressure-cooks dried beans with chiles, tomatoes, spices, and vinegar until tender and rich.

Typical price

$6.34for 4 servings

$1.58 per serving$6.34 for 4

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70 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Canned beans$0.09/oz typical	23 oz	$2.05Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo$0.35/oz typical	1 oz	$0.35Typical price
Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	24 oz	$1.92Typical price
Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.07Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$6.34

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepperVinegar

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups dried black beans
2 tbsp corn oil or other vegetable oil
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
1 chipotle chile
1/4 ancho chile
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp dried oregano
3/4 tbsp sea salt
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tbsp wine vinegar
1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes
1 1/2 cups tomato puree
4 cups water
sour cream for garnish (optional)

Steps

Rinse the dried black beans and place them in an 8-quart pressure cooker with the water.
Cook the beans at high pressure for 20 minutes, then release the pressure carefully.
Heat the oil in the pressure cooker over medium heat, then cook the onion for 5 minutes.
Stir in the garlic, chipotle, ancho chile, cumin, paprika, oregano, salt, and cayenne for 1 minute.
Add the cooked beans, tomatoes, tomato puree, and vinegar, then simmer uncovered for 15 minutes.

Swaps

Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices