Crock Pot Sweet Potato Chili – a super easy and healthy vegetarian meal that can be thrown together in minutes!
Just add everything to the crock pot, set the timer, and go about your day.
This healthy family dinner pretty much makes itself!
It’s the perfect hot comfort food for hibernating inside during a snowstorm… like the one we experienced on the East Coast this past weekend.
On Saturday I was outside for a grand total of 10 minutes—just long enough to experience the 30-mph winds blowing sheets of snow into my face until my cheeks and nose turned the color of Taylor Swift’s lipstick.
#paleskinproblems
I’d much rather be inside, snuggled up with blankets, a chocolate mug cake, and Netflix and chili.
(Netflix and Chili… see what I did there???)
You can easily vary the recipe by substituting what you have on hand – I used chickpeas and zucchini this time, but sliced carrots and black beans would also be delicious.
Feel free to add corn, cauliflower, peas, or even butternut squash if you wish. The slow cooker does all the work for you!
Crock Pot Sweet Potato Chili
Ingredients
- 24 oz sweet potato, cubed small (4 medium)
- 2 cups diced onion
- 3/4 cup cubed zucchini or carrot
- 2 cans (32 oz total) beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cans (28 oz total) diced tomatoes
- optional 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup water
- 2 tsp orange zest
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
Instructions
- Grease your slow cooker, and place the sweet potatoes in the bottom. Stir in all other ingredients, then cover and turn the slow cooker on high. Cook 20 minutes, then stir and turn the slow cooker to low. Cook 3 hours or until sweet potatoes are soft and chili is flavorful. If your machine has a warm setting, use this setting until ready to serve.View Nutrition Facts
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Yum this looks so good! I love chili! I’ve never added sweet potato, but I think it’s a great idea! Do you think I can make this in a regular pot? I don’t have a slow cooker.
I actually developed today’s recipe after readers kept asking f they could make my original sweet potato chili recipe in a crock pot… So for those who don’t have a crock pot, just make the original version instead. In terms of ingredients and taste, they are very similar:
https://lett-trim.today/2012/01/05/sweet-potato-chili/%3C/a%3E 🙂
Great thanks!
Sounds delicious! Love the idea of adding orange zest.
Yum!!! I would have to do black beans though, I LOVE black beans + sweet potato! 😀
This is totally my go-to comfort food. 🙂 Thanks for sharing Katie!! I’m definitely Netflix and “Chili-ing” this weekend too 😉
Totally laughed at your #paleskinproblems. People always ask if I have a cold when I come inside. Nope, it’s just winter and my nose turns red. Call me Rudolph.
Aaaand this chili looks amazing. I’m obsessed with sweet potatoes, I just got a crockpot, and the addition of orange zest sounds super interesting!
This is one of my favorite recipes of yours. I put it in the crockpot years ago just to try it because I was having a New Year’s Eve party and had to work all day. It was such a hit. Every time I’ve made it for company since then someone always asks for the recipe and then makes it over and over again too! Love it! So healthy and satisfying.
This looks so incredibly rich and comforting! Nothing better than being able to leave your food to cook itself!!
Made this for dinner. Delicious, easy and enjoyed by all.
With Indian spices and tomato sauce, minus the zucchini and tomatoes, this is “Sweet Potato Chana Masala”, which I ate last week!
I made this with butternut squash instead of sweet potatoes and black beans instead of garbanzo beans and it was great. I also used fire roasted tomatoes. This one’s a keeper.