Batch cooking
Black bean and vegetable chilli
A budget-friendly, fibre-rich vegan chilli made with black beans and peppers, easy to batch cook into portions for a full week.
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 35 min
- Total
- 50 min
- Portions
- 6
- Easy
- Trying to conceive
- Preparing for fertility treatment
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Budget-friendly
- Fibre-rich
- Iron-containing
- Gluten-free
- Freezer-friendly

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Ingredients
For 6 portions. Tick items as you go — nothing is changed for anyone else.
This recipe contains foods that can contribute to a varied and balanced diet during pregnancy.
Method
- Step 1. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion and pepper for 6 minutes until softened.
- Step 2. Add the garlic, cumin and chilli powder and cook for 1 minute.
- Step 3. Stir in the tomatoes and black beans and bring to a simmer.
- Step 4. Cook uncovered for 20–25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
- Step 5. Season to taste.
- Step 6. Cool quickly, then divide into portions for the fridge or freezer.
- Step 7. Reheat until piping hot throughout, stirring well, and serve with cooked rice.
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