Sweet and Spicy Lentil Chili

Name: Sweet and Spicy Lentil Chili
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons chili powder; 1 1/2 cups brown lentils; 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes; 1/3 cup dark molasses; 1/2 teaspoon allspice; salt; pepper; 2 cups water; 1 cup apple juice

Source

Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker

Prep Time

Cook Time

8 hr

Total Time

8 hr

Ingredients

Serves

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1 tablespoon	olive oil
2	garlic cloves minced
2 tablespoons	chili powder
1 ¹⁄₂ cups	brown lentils
1	28 oz can crushed tomatoes
¹⁄₃ cup	dark molasses
¹⁄₂ teaspoon	allspice
	salt
	pepper
2 cups	water
1 cup	apple juice

Heat the oil on high in the crock pot. Add the onion, pepper and garlic. Cover, cook until softened (about 15-20 minutes in my slow cooker. If you're in a hurry, you can achieve the same thing by sauteeing the veggies on the stove top and transferring them to the crock, but then you have another pan to wash.)

Stir in the chili powder and heat for a few more minutes, until fragrant.

Add the lentils, tomatoes, molasses and allspice and season with the salt and pepper. Stir in the water and apple juice, cover and cook on Low for 8 hours. Add more water if needed, to thin during cooking.

Heat the oil on high in the crock pot. Add the onion, pepper and garlic. Cover, cook until softened (about 15-20 minutes in my slow cooker. If you're in a hurry, you can achieve the same thing by sauteeing the veggies on the stove top and transferring them to the crock, but then you have another pan to wash.)
Stir in the chili powder and heat for a few more minutes, until fragrant.
Add the lentils, tomatoes, molasses and allspice and season with the salt and pepper. Stir in the water and apple juice, cover and cook on Low for 8 hours. Add more water if needed, to thin during cooking.

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