This was tonight's dinner. Very good and simple to put together - altho' there are 3 steps. It is a crockpot recipe essentially. I used Somersized homemade barbecue sauce for the hickory bbq sauce it originally asked for. I also didn't have chipotle en adobo so i used 1 tsp ground chipotle and put it in with the tomatoes. Recipe Crumbles are frozen texturized vegetable protein that looks like ground meat. If you don't like soy products, use some ground sausage or meat of some kind and cook it before putting it into the c/p. I find the Recipe Crumbles in the frozen section with the other TVP products - Boca Burgers, Morningstar Farms Grillers, stuff like that. it is made by Morningstar Farms. The chili was very good. * Exported from MasterCook * Spicy Black Bean Barbecue Chili (adapted) Recipe By : Betty Crocker Slow Cooker, Feb 2003, p. 52 Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00 Categories : Beans Chili & Stew Crockpot Main Dish Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 cup dried black beans -- sorted & rinsed 5 cups water 2 tsp olive oil 1/2 lg onion -- chopped 3 cloves garlic -- minced 2 cups water 7 oz diced tomatoes (1/2-15 oz can) -- undrained 1 tsp ground chipotle 1/2 cup Somersized Barbecue Sauce 1 cup Recipe Crumbles -- frozen 1/2 green bell pepper -- diced sour cream -- for garnish Heat beans and 5 cups water to boiling in large saucepan; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes; remove from heat. Cover and let stand 1 hour. Heat oil in 10 inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in oil about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and browned a bit. Drain beans. Place beans in 4 qt crockpot. Add 2 cups water and onion mixture. Cover and cook on LOW for 10-12 hours or until beans are tender. Stir in tomatoes, chipotle, barbecue sauce, and frozen Recipe Crumbles. Cover and cook on HIGH for 30 minutes. Serve chili sprinkled with bell pepper and sour cream. Makes 4 servings (about 1-1/2 cups each). 1 serving: 350 calories, 4g fat, 1g sat fat, 840mg sodium, 66g carbo, 0mg chol, 11g dietary fiber, 22g protein Exchanges: 4 starch, 1 very lean meat, 1 vegetable - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ===== RisaG Risa's Food Service http://www.geocities.com/radiorlg Updated 2/14/03 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/