Crock Pot Black Bean Chili

Total Time: 16 hrs Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dried black beans
• 6 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more if you like it hot)
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 cups water
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
• grated cheese (to garnish)
• sour cream (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 rinse and sort the black beans and put in crock pot and cover with water.
• 2 cook on low overnight (no presoaking necessary). in the morning drain the cooking water.
• 3 place beans back in crock pot and add onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, chili powder and cumin.
• 4 add the remaining ingredients except canned beans and garnishes. stir well and cook on low all day.
• 5 stir in canned beans an hour or so before serving.
• 6 remove bay leaf and serve with garnishes of your choice. (we love ours topped with lots of cheddar cheese).