Description
Green Chili Stew with Pinto Beans is a hearty, smoky, and flavorful Southwestern dish made with roasted green chilies, tender pinto beans, onions, garlic, and spices simmered in a savory broth. Perfect with tortillas or cornbread.
Ingredients
- Pinto Beans: 2 cups cooked (or 1 can, drained and rinsed)
- Green Chilies: 1 1/2 cups, roasted and chopped
- Onion: 1 medium, diced
- Garlic: 3 cloves, minced
- Tomatoes: 1 cup, diced (optional)
- Vegetable or Chicken Broth: 4 cups
- Olive Oil: 2 tablespoons
- Ground Cumin: 1 teaspoon
- Chili Powder: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1 teaspoon (to taste)
- Black Pepper: 1/2 teaspoon
- Lime Juice: 1 tablespoon
- Fresh Cilantro: 2 tablespoons, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat Your Equipment: Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Combine Ingredients: Sauté onion and garlic until soft and fragrant.
- Prepare Your Cooking Vessel: Stir in green chilies, tomatoes, cumin, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Assemble the Dish: Add pinto beans and broth. Stir to combine.
- Cook to Perfection: Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Finishing Touches: Mash some beans for thickness. Stir in lime juice.
- Serve and Enjoy: Garnish with cilantro and serve with tortillas or cornbread.
Notes
- Use Hatch green chilies for authentic flavor.
- Mash some beans to thicken the stew.
- Adjust spice level with mild or hot chilies.
- Leftovers taste even better the next day.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 9g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: green chili stew, pinto bean stew, hatch chili recipes, southwestern stew, vegetarian chili