Showing posts with label soup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soup. Show all posts

Monday, May 10, 2010

Wheat Chili

I'm trying to slowly add some meatless dishes into our regular rotation, and this one fits the bill.  The wheat berries have a nice chewy texture when cooked, and they take on the flavor of the seasonings quite well.  I use a zillion and one spices in mine, but a chili seasoning packet from the grocery store should substitute just fine.  If you use storebought seasoning, you still need to add 2 tsp salt to your chili since you're using dried beans.

1 cup dry wheat berries
2/3 cup dry pinto beans
2/3 cup dry black beans
2/3 cup dry white beans
6 cups water
2-28 oz cans diced tomatoes
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
4 tsp chili powder
1 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1 Tbsp dried onion
1 Tbsp dried minced garlic
2 tsp sugar
2 tsp cumin
4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper

Rinse the beans, then dump all the ingredients in the crock pot and cook on high for 6-8 hours or until beans and wheat are soft.