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)

$6.34for 470 minServes 4

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

What it costs

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

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap sour cream for yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

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.

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

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Typical price

$1.58 per serving$6.34 for 4

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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.

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Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.