Description
A hearty and protein-packed chili featuring red lentils, black beans, and crushed tomatoes, perfect for meal prepping and freezing.
Ingredients
Scale
Instructions
- Dice the yellow onion.
- In a large pot, saute the diced yellow onion over medium heat until softened.
- Add the dry red lentils, drained black beans, low-sodium chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, and ground cumin to the pot.
- Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20-25 minutes, or until lentils are tender.
- Stir in the frozen peas during the last 5 minutes of cooking.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve hot or portion into containers for meal prep.
Equipment
Recommended kitchen tools: Digital Food Scale, Glass Meal Prep Containers and Vacuum Sealer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: main dish
- Method: meal prep
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 600
- Fat: 5
- Saturated Fat: 1
- Unsaturated Fat: 3
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 70
- Fiber: 20
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 0
Keywords: lentil chili, black bean chili, high protein, meal prep, freezer friendly, comfort food, healthy chili, easy chili

