Lentil Chili with Chorizo
Total Time
1 hour and 5 minutes
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Rating
4.8 out of 5 stars
(10)
Ingredients
3 servings
- 1 onion, chopped
- 5 garlic cloves
- 1 pound ground meat chorizo (use veggie meat, turkey, beef, chicken)
- 8 ounces dried brown lentils
- 4 ounces dried red lentils (can sub brown lentils, red makes the chili thicker)
- 2 carrot, sliced in half rounds about 1 1/2 cups
- 15 oz diced tomatoes
- 1 jalapeno, diced (seeds removed or not)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (adjust salt to taste)
- 1 teaspoon ancho powder (use chipotle for spicy)
- 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 6 cups broth, veggie, chicken or beef
- 1 bell pepper, green or colored, chopped
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar (optional-to taste)
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Preparation
Step 1
For Stove Top
Step 2
Sauté onion in a pan over medium high heat with oil for 3 minutes until it starts to soften. Add garlic stirring in and add chorizo, sauté for 5 minutes.
Step 3
Add lentils, carrots, tomatoes, jalapeño, salt, ancho powder, oregano, smoked paprika, and cumin. Mix together.
Step 4
Add broth, molasses and cinnamon sticks. Bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer with a vented lid for 30 minutes.
Step 5
Add green pepper and simmer 15 minutes more.
Step 6
For Crockpot
Step 7
In a skillet, sauté onion in a pan over medium high heat with oil for 3 minutes until it starts to soften. Add garlic stirring in and add chorizo, sauté for 5 minutes.
Step 8
Add the chorizo mixture into the crockpot along with the lentils, carrots, tomatoes, jalapeño, salt, ancho powder, oregano, smoked paprika cumin broth, molasses and cinnamon sticks.
Step 9
With the lid on, cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 6 hours. Add in the green peppers in the last 30 minutes of cooking.
Step 10
Stir in the apple cider vinegar and adjust seasonings if needed.
Step 11
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