{"id":35,"date":"2026-09-29T16:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/?p=35"},"modified":"2026-09-29T16:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T16:20:30","slug":"smoky-bean-chili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/smoky-bean-chili\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoky Bean Chili"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two kinds of beans make this meat-free chili hearty, while smoked paprika gives the tomato sauce a warm, smoky flavor. Serve it with rice, cornbread or a baked potato.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cuisine:<\/strong> American | <strong>Prep:<\/strong> 15 minutes | <strong>Cook:<\/strong> 30 minutes | <strong>Yield:<\/strong> 4 servings<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>1 bell pepper, diced<\/li>\n<li>3 garlic cloves, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp smoked paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp cayenne pepper, optional<\/li>\n<li>1 can chopped tomatoes, 400 g<\/li>\n<li>1 can kidney beans, 400 g, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 can black beans, 400 g, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>150 g frozen corn<\/li>\n<li>250 ml vegetable stock<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp fine salt<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp lime juice<\/li>\n<li>2 spring onions, sliced<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Method<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion and pepper for 6\u20138 minutes until softened.<\/li>\n<li>Add garlic, cumin, smoked paprika and optional cayenne. Stir for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Add tomatoes, both beans, corn, stock and salt. Bring to a gentle simmer.<\/li>\n<li>Cook uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Add a splash of water if it catches on the bottom.<\/li>\n<li>Mash a few beans against the side of the pan for a thicker texture. Stir in lime juice.<\/li>\n<li>Taste, adjust seasoning and top with spring onions before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Cook\u2019s tip<\/h2>\n<p>This recipe uses canned, already-cooked kidney beans. Do not replace them directly with uncooked dried beans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two kinds of beans make this meat-free chili hearty, while smoked paprika gives the tomato sauce a warm, smoky flavor. Serve it with rice, cornbread or a baked potato.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions\/52"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipesmadeforu.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}