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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 255 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Wheat berries add healthy whole grains and texture to this filling vegetable chili recipe. Never cooked with wheat berries before? This easy wheat berry chili recipe is a good place to start, as chili is a familiar and easy to cook meal. Ingredients:
1 cup wheat berries |
3 cups water |
1 large onion, chopped |
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped |
1/2 yellow bell pepper, chopped |
4 teaspoons chili powder (to taste) |
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce |
1/8 teaspoon black pepper |
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce |
1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes, diced |
2 cups vegetable broth |
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans |
1 (15 ounce) can white beans |
salt, to taste |
Directions:
1. Cook wheat berries in 3 cups of water for 1 hour until tender; add more water if necessary, drain. Rinse wheat berries with cool water and drain thoroughly.
2. In the microwave on medium heat, cook onion, green and yellow pepper for 1 minute, or until desired softness.
3. In a 4-quart pot, combine remaining ingredients with microwaved vegetables. On stovetop, bring to a boil and simmer uncovered 1 hour or until desired consistency is reached, stirring occasionally.
4. This vegetarian wheat berry chili recipe makes 8 servings.
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