Baja Vegetable Stew
Ingredients
- 2 red chili peppers, seeded and chopped ⓘ
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion, chopped ⓘ
- 2 cloves garlic, minced ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon cumin ⓘ
- 3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped ⓘ
- 2 cups broth (vegetable or chicken) ⓘ
- 1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped into 1" pieces ⓘ
- 1 yellow bell pepper, roughly chopped into 1" pieces ⓘ
- 2 zucchini, chopped ⓘ
- 1 cup corn
- salt and pepper, to taste ⓘ
- 2 cups black beans (1 15-oz can is 1 1/2 cups and will do) ⓘ
- 1 cup kidney bean (1 15-oz can is 1 1/2 cups and will do) ⓘ
- 3/4 teaspoon cider vinegar ⓘ
- garnish ⓘ
- cilantro ⓘ
- lime wedge ⓘ
Instructions
- In a skillet, roast chilies for 20-30 seconds over high heat.
- Remove from heat and let cool.
- In a large pot, heat 2 tsp olive oil over medium-high heat and sautee onions until golden.
- Add garlic and cumin and cook, stirring constantly for about 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes, broth and chilies.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- In batches in a blender or with a stick blender, puree the soup.
- Pour through a fine sieve, cheesecloth or food mill, if desired.
- In a skillet, heat 2 tsp olive oil over medium-high heat.
- Add bell peppers, zucchini and corn.
- Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender- about 4 minutes.
- Add to broth mixture with the black beans and kidney beans.
- Simmer for 1-2 minutes, until vegetables are tender.
- Stir in the vingegar and garnish with cilantro, lime wedges and avacado.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
833
kcal
42% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).