Best Sweet Potato Chili
This sweet potato chili recipe is a family favorite! It’s a delicious healthy dinner recipe that’s hearty enough that you won’t miss the meat.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 8

Ingredients 18
- 1 medium red onion
- 2 green bell peppers
- 1 ½ pounds sweet potatoes
- 6 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 28-ounce canned diced tomatoes
- 3 15-ounce cans pinto, black, or pinto beans, or 4 ½ cups cooked chili beans, cooked using this method
- 1 cup corn (fresh or frozen)
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 4 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ cup masa harina (optional)
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar (optional)
- Garnishes: Hot sauce, sour cream (or vegan sour cream or cashew cream ), sliced green onions, shredded cheese
Method 6
- 01
Dice the onion . Dice the green pepper . Dice the sweet potatoes into a small dice (cubes about 1/2-inch thick). Make sure to cut the sweet potatoes as directed so they cook quickly and to obtain the correct chili consistency. Mince the garlic .
- 02
In a large Dutch oven or stockpot (at least 5 quarts), heat the olive oil. Sauté onion, peppers and sweet potatoes on medium-high heat for 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Then turn down the heat to medium low.
- 03
Add the garlic, tomatoes and their liquid, beans, corn, vegetable broth , chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, cocoa powder, kosher salt , and black pepper. Stir, then cover and cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 04
After the 25 minutes, mix the masa harina with ½ cup water and stir it together in a small bowl. Add the mixture to the chili to thicken, and cook 10 minutes more. Stir in the balsamic vinegar.
- 05
Season with additional kosher salt and pepper to taste.
- 06
Thinly slice the green onions . Divide the chili into individual bowls and garnish with hot sauce, sour cream, green onions, and sour cream. Store leftovers refrigerated or freeze for up to 3 months.
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