Slow Cooker Black Bean Chili

Wooooohoooo! Packer Sunday!! I don't feel like cooking really sooooo I made something in the slow cooker! Yesterday I picked up this awesome slow cooker book although, this recipe is actually from Prevention.com.

So here is the recipe as listed on the website along with the nutrition information:

Ingredients

Prep: 10min|Cook: 3hr 0min |Total: 3hr 10min Serves: 6

NOTE: Ingredients for a changed serving size are based on a calculation and are not reviewed by the author or tested. Please also consider scaling up or down cooking containers as needed.

• 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) black beans, drained
• 2 cans (14 1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes with chiles, drained
• 1 cup corn
• 1 bunch scallions, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, minced (optional)
• 1 container (8 ounces) low-fat sour cream (optional)
• baked tortilla chips (optional)

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Directions

1.

In a 6-quart slow cooker, combine the beans, tomatoes, corn, scallions, garlic, chili powder, cumin, cocoa powder, salt, and pepper. Cook for 3 to 4 hours on high.

2.

Garnish each serving with cilantro and sour cream. Serve with tortilla chips, if using.

Nutritional Facts per serving

CALORIES

228.1 CAL

FAT

6.9 G

SATURATED FAT

3.4 G

CHOLESTEROL

13.2 MG

SODIUM

979.7 MG

CARBOHYDRATES

31.6 G

TOTAL SUGARS

4.9 G

DIETARY FIBER

8.4 G

PROTEIN

11.7 G

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I kept everything the same and I am debating on serving this with spaghetti, the WI way, or just making a pasta side. We'll see. You can add ground turkey to this recipe to make it meaty rather than vegetarian style.

Basically I threw everything into the crock pot. I used more than a cup of corn. About 15oz. can of corn. Here are the canned goods I used:


Instead of tomatoes with chilies I had some in the pantry so I just used regular tomatoes and chilies from a separate can. I made sure to use no salt added tomatoes and rinsed the black beans to reduce the sodium:


Next I cut up the scallion (mmm not pictured) and added all the spices. I use Bowl of Red seasoning for the chili powder:


After everything is combined it looks like this:

Cook on high for 3-4 hours! I'll post a picture at the top when it is completed :)

Go PACK GO!