{"id":1682,"date":"2021-12-14T21:18:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/sweet-potato-vegetable-and-lentil-chilli"},"modified":"2023-06-30T05:50:17","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T10:50:17","slug":"sweet-potato-vegetable-lentil-chilli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/sweet-potato-vegetable-lentil-chilli","title":{"rendered":"Sweet Potato, Vegetable and Lentil Chilli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Enjoy a comforting and filling bowl of Sweet Potato, Vegetable and Lentil Chilli with some of your favourite toppings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vegetarian Chilli<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Have I ever mentioned how much I love lentils? They are so cheap, are a great source of protein and can be used in a variety of dishes like this yummy Vegetarian Chilli with sweet potato and vegetables. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I always have bags of them in my pantry. Red lentils for things like dhal and soup and chunkier lentils like green and brown for things like this chilli, as they have a chunkier texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I use red lentils in Vegetarian Chilli?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Personally I do not recommend using red lentils in this recipe. They will cook down to much and you won't get that chunky variety of texture of a delicious bowl of chilli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plus they will absorb at lot more of the liquid as they cook, so the ratio of ingredients may not have the best final result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vegetables for Vegetarian Chilli<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In this delicious recipe I use sweet potato, peppers, tomatoes, sweet potato and some courgette (zucchini)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The combination of vegetables you can substitute but I recommend sticking to similar quantities otherwise you may need to adjust the liquid part of the recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A great substitute for sweet potato is butternut squash, it's slightly low carb and less calories too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Toppings for Chilli<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

These are part of the best things when it comes to a bowl of chilli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whenever I make chilli for my family, we place all the various toppings in the middle of the table, grab our bowl of chilli and add our own toppings that we like. This makes it the perfect family meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some of my favourite toppings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n