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Jennifer Garner’s Pretend Cooking Show – Episode 46: Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili



#PretendCookingShow: Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili. New Year’s Resolution for this old gal: more meatless meals! This recipe, an old favorite, helps. P.S.: It’s great in enchiladas, tacos, a thermos on a snowshoe walk—all around YUM. Happy New Year!!
Black Bean and Sweet Potato Chili by Foster’s Market Durham
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 medium sweet potatoes, diced
1 red bell pepper
1 green bell pepper
2 jalapeƱo peppers, seeded and diced
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 Tbsp chili powder
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried marjoram
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
3 bay leaves
1 tsp kosher salt
½ tsp ground pepper
6 cups low-sodium veg broth
1 (28oz) can chopped tomatoes
1 (12oz) beer
½ cup bulgur or barley
2 (15oz) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
Garnish: cilantro, scallions, avocado, sour cream, cheese, lime wedges
Directions:
1. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over med heat until sizzling hot and add onion. Reduce to low and cook, stirring often, ~10 mins. Add sweet potatoes, bell peppers and jalapeƱos, stirring occasionally, 5 mins more. Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, 1 min longer.
2. Add chili powder, cumin, basil, marjoram, red pepper flakes, bay leaves, salt & pepper and cook, stirring, ~2 mins. Add broth, tomatoes, beer and bulgur (I used farro!) and stir to combine, bringing to a low boil. Reduce to simmer and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, ~40 mins.
3. Remove bay leaves from chili and discard. Add beans, stir to mix and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until beans are heated through, ~15 mins. Garnish with cilantro and scallions (avocado, sour cream, and cheese, if you have them! Maybe blue corn chips, yum) and serve warm with wedges of lime to squeeze into chili.
4. Yum!

Date: 30 December 2022.

46 Comments

  1. What can I use instead of beer? It is getting very cold in Melbourne Australia so I need some delicious plant based recipes 😊

  2. How old is this video, why is there Christmas music over it 😭, that was 1/3 of a year ago

  3. This looks soo good 😊 I like your pretend ingredients as well šŸ˜‚

  4. šŸ˜†the pretend jalapeƱos !
    And , thanks for the new episode of the Pretend Cooking Show , really its too few and far between! šŸ’—šŸ’

  5. I love everything you do, Jennifer.
    Happy April 17th Birthday – you & I share the same Birthday šŸŽ‰šŸŽˆšŸŒŗšŸ˜Š

  6. You seem a little bored, Jennifer. Perhaps it’s time Isabel Bristo got into the family business, she’ll need your help of course. 😁

  7. Jen is priceless. Hint: whenever slicing/chopping something round cut it lengthwise into a half circle. Place flat side down and continue. Safer. ā¤

  8. Except for my Mom, you are the only other person I have ever heard say, Heavens to Murgatroyd!! šŸ˜€

  9. "The dreaded onion"šŸ˜‚
    "Insert Gwyneth chopping onions"šŸ˜‚

  10. You can put your onions in the freezer for 20 mins, it helps with the tears. Best tip I learned in food service, put bread in your mouth. Don't swallow it, just hold it. No tears.

  11. Nice! You used the expression, ā€œHeavens to Murgatroydā€. My surname is Murgatroyd btw. The only time anyone says that is to say to me, ā€œwhat was that saying from….ā€, and then they start guessing and aren’t usually correct.

  12. Can we just discuss how charming and relatable Jennifer is. Like I feel like she is my dear friend that I am trying to teach how to cook. She is making the world more lovely after every video! ā¤šŸ˜Š

  13. Oh YessssGirlySuchComfortForTheSoulWuvYoušŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–šŸ’–

  14. You cook like I do and I love it! And being a vegetarian I'm definitely going to try this. And doesn't everyone "rest" there onions?šŸ˜‚
    You are America's sweetheart and I can watch you in any movie on any cooking show and anything else you might be in. You are such a joy. I had a really crummy day getting crummy news about my poor sweet kitty cat and this video was definitely needed. Thank you
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  15. To avoid onions from making you cry, place them in the freezer for a couple of minutes before chopping them.

  16. Jennifer I truly hope you see this message. Happy birthday to you & may God bless you today & always!! šŸ˜Šā™„ļøšŸŽ€šŸŽ‚šŸŽˆšŸŽšŸ’•šŸŽ‰ā¤ļøšŸŒ¹šŸ’—šŸ˜„

  17. Aqui Brasil passava uma sĆ©rie maravilhosa nĆ£o lembro o nome sei que era de luta com vocĆŖ eu amava,continua linda!šŸ™šŸ‡§šŸ‡·šŸ’‹

  18. It’s funny how all these woke celebrities are telling us about climate change and gas burners yet she has a gas burner???lol selfish hypocrites deserve nothing but bad things. I wish nothing but bad things happen to them.

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