Wheat Berry Chili

Submitted by gdawn1

"Wheat berries add healthy whole grains and texture to this filling vegetable chili recipe. Never cooked with wheat berries before? This easy wheat berry chili recipe is a good place to start, as chili is a familiar and easy to cook meal."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 8 1 cup servings
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup wheat berries
• 3 cups water
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1⁄2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1⁄2 yellow bell pepper, chopped
• 4 teaspoons chili powder (to taste)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1⁄8 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can white beans
• salt, to taste

directions

1. Cook wheat berries in 3 cups of water for 1 hour until tender; add more water if necessary, drain. Rinse wheat berries with cool water and drain thoroughly.
2. In the microwave on medium heat, cook onion, green and yellow pepper for 1 minute, or until desired softness.
3. In a 4-quart pot, combine remaining ingredients with microwaved vegetables. On stovetop, bring to a boil and simmer uncovered 1 hour or until desired consistency is reached, stirring occasionally.
4. This vegetarian wheat berry chili recipe makes 8 servings.