Try this delicious and nutritious recipe for vegetarian bean chili to maintain a healthy blood cholesterol level. Not only is it packed with healthy nutrients, it also contains lentils and kidney beans which are a rich source of cholesterol lowering soluble fibre. The cholesterol lowering doesn’t end there – root ginger is also part of this recipe!
This recipe serves 4 and you will need the following ingredients:
● 1 tbsp olive oil
● 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
● 3cm piece of root ginger finely chopped
● large onion finely chopped
● 1 courgette diced
● 1 red & 1 yellow pepper de-seeded and chopped
● 125g red lentils rinsed & drained
● tbsp chili powder (or to taste)
● 2 tbsp tomato purée
● 2 tins chopped tomatoes
● 420g tin butter beans drained & rinsed
● 400g tin red kidney beans drained and rinsed
How To Prepare
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan then add the garlic, ginger, onion, courgettes and peppers and cook for about 5 mins until they start to soften. Add the chilli powder and cook for a further minute.
- Add the lentils, tomato purée, tomatoes and 250ml water, stir thoroughly and bring to the boil and then allow to simmer for 15 mins.
- Add the butter beans and kidney beans, and allow to cook for a further 10 mins. Serve and enjoy!