Black Valentine Bean and Roasted Tomato Chili with Quinoa Recipe | Full Circle

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried Black Valentine beans (or kidney beans, as they have a similar flavor)
• 8 cups water
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 6 Roma tomatoes, halved
• 1-3 jalapeno peppers, stemmed, halved and seeded (leave the seeds if you want extra heat!)
• 1 poblano pepper, stemmed, halved and seeded
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup corn, about 1 ear (frozen is a good choice during the fall)
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup of quinoa, rinsed
• 1 avocado, cubed, for serving