Black Bean Chili Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (12 ounce) package black beans
• 2 cups onions, chopped and divided
• 12 cloves garlic
• 2 (20 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, chopped & undrained
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• tortilla chips
• grated cheese
• thinly sliced lettuce
• mashed avocado
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large cast-iron pot, cover the black beans with water and bring to a boil.
• 2 turn off heat; let the beans soak for at least four hours.
• 3 turn on heat; add 1 1/2 cups onions and 8 cloves garlic; simmer until beans are tender.
• 4 drain liquid from beans (beans an be cooked in advance and frozen until needed).
• 5 add tomatoes to beans and cook on low heat.
• 6 meanwhile, brown ground beef in skillet with remaining onion, green pepper, 4 cloves garlic, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin and red pepper.
• 7 drain off fat and add meat mixture to beans and tomatoes.
• 8 heat through.
• 9 serve on individual plates.
• 10 garnish with accompaniments.