Easy Sweet Potato Chili Recipe
Clean eating can be delicious and this easy chili recipe definitely proves it! Sweet potatoes are an excellent source of vitamin A and vitamin C and a healthy option to add to your dinner table each week.
This chili is great to prepare anytime, but it somehow tastes just a little bit more delicious when the outdoor thermometer dips below freezing!
Even if you aren’t a big fan of the noble sweet potato, give this recipe a try and benefit from the nutritional boost it gives your body.
Sweet potatoes add a delicious “sweetness” to any chili recipe, and when combined with tomatoes and chili powder, healthy never tasted so good!
Easy Sweet Potato Chili Recipe
Healthy and Tasty Chili Recipe made with Sweet Potatoes – Clean Eating Recipe everyone will love
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 medium onion, diced fine
- 4 cloves garlic. diced fine
- 1 jalapeno pepper, cleaned, seeds removed and chopped
- 3/4 lb. sirloin steak, cut into small pieces
- salt & pepper
- 1-1/2 tablespoons chili powder, divided
- 1 can tomato paste
- 4-1/2 cups water
- 2 cups diced tomatoes
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 1 small lime
- 1 teaspoon dried cumin
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Cut the steak and sweet potatoes into smaller pieces (small bite-sized )
- Using a deep skillet or a medium stock pan, saute onions in olive oil for about 2 minutes.
- Add the beef to the pan and lightly salt and pepper. Brown for about 2 minutes.
- Sprinkle beef with 1 tablespoon of chili powder and add the garlic and jalapeno pepper to the pan.
- Stir through and cook for an additional 1 minute.
- Add tomato paste and water; stir and bring to a light boil. Cover; reduce heat and cook for 25 minutes.
- Add the diced sweet potatoes, diced tomatoes, juice of lime, cumin and oregano.
- Bring to a light boil; reduce heat and cook for 35 minutes.
Cut the beef into small bite-sized pieces and the cooking time is much less.
Everything smells so delicious!
Read more on why we need to add more sweet potatoes to our diets!
