One Pot Vegan Lentil Chili

Ingredients

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Green bell pepper

  Sweet, green, raw

  2 medium or 238g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Lentils

  Raw

  2 cup or 384g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice

  3 ½ cup or 840g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  4 tbsp or 30g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  4 tbsp, ground or 36g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ⅛ tsp or 0.04g

• Cocoa

  Dry powder, unsweetened

  2 tbsp or 11g

• Avocados

  Raw, All commercial varieties

  1 fruit or 201g

• Water

  Plain, clean water

  6 cup or 1.42kg

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

Directions

1. Dice onion and bell pepper, mince garlic, and set aside.
2. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Add onion, garlic, and peppers. Saute for about 5 minutes.
3. Add in lentils and stir to combine. Add chili powder, cumin, pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Stir to combine until everything is evenly coated with the spices.
4. Add your tomatoes along with water and stir to combine. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Simmer, covered, for 25-30 minutes, or until the lentils are tender.
5. Remove from heat and ladle a few cups of the chili into your food processor or blender and puree. Stir the pureed chili back into the pot with the rest of it to thicken it.
6. Stir in your coco powder. Taste, and season with salt and pepper more if needed.
7. Serve topped with diced avocado and enjoy!