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Slow Cooker Black Bean Butternut Squash Chili

November 20, 2012 by AndreaG

This slow cooker recipe for Black Bean Butter Squash Chili receives high marks from my family. In fact, while eating it the other night, my oldest daughter remarked, “This chili is marvelous!” Which struck me as funny, because who says “marvelous”? However, as she asked for seconds, I knew her compliment was sincere.

Since this recipe only needs to cook for 3-4 hours on high, it is the perfect recipe to throw in the slow cooker right before I pick-up the kids from school. Then, it is ready when we get home from whatever practice (usually volleyball) we have that evening. [Read more...]

Filed under: Crockpot, Main Dish, Soup, vegetarian Tagged with black bean, butternut squash, chili, slow cooker2 Comments

Pumpkin Black Bean Chicken Chili in the Slow Cooker

September 18, 2012 by Tiffany

Fall is my favorite season. There are a lot of reasons, but some of them are:

comfort foods
pumpkin
apples
cool weather that makes me want to turn on the oven…
soup, soup, soup!

I’ve shared my love of Autumn foods and soups before. This recipe, which came from a friend of mine {hi, Bev!} fits into both of those categories.

I’d never had pumpkin in a savory dish before and I wasn’t too sure what it would be like. The flavor isn’t strongly pumpkin, not like adding pie to your chili. It’s more of a healthy, warm veggie base that goes well with the black beans and chicken.

For the record, I did keep the pumpkin part a secret from the kids until after dinner. No need to share all the truth before it’s necessary to do so.

Here’s what you’ll need to get this simmering in your slow cooker: [Read more...]

Filed under: Chicken, Crockpot, Main Dish, Soup Tagged with black beans, Chicken, chili, pumpkin, slow cooker14 Comments

Velma’s Chili from Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader

April 8, 2011 by Tiffany

Have you read the Mitford series books by Jan Karon? Father Tim and Cynthia feel like old friends and so do all the other characters that populate the small town of Mitford.

On my last library trip, I spotted the Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader. It’s full of recipes mentioned in the books (Orange Marmalade Cake, anyone?) and also lots of excerpts. Food and stories is a hard combination to beat.

One recipe that caught my attention was Velma’s Chili. I did make a few changes to it. For one, I used half the meat it called for. Two pounds of meat for 6-8 servings sounded like too much. I doubled it and made a few other alterations as well. Here’s what you’ll need to make my version: [Read more...]