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If you’re looking for something that’s both satisfying and Weight Watchers-friendly, you’ll love this Sweet Potato Chili with Black Beans recipe. Packed with flavor and nutrients, it’s incredibly simple to make. Plus, it’s a great way to warm up on a crisp fall evening.
This Weight Watchers Sweet Potato Chili with Black Beans is a perfect example of how healthy eating can be both satisfying and delicious. With its rich, comforting flavors and healthy ingredients, it’s a meal you’ll want to make again and again.
There’s nothing better than a hearty bowl of chili. And this black bean chili is one of my favorite chili recipes to make. It’s delicious, easy to throw together, and super low in points.
Whether you are getting ready for game day, a party, or a family gathering, whip up this healthy chili recipe for your guests. Full of natural vitamins, fiber, and protein, this healthy sweet potato chili is low in points and made with minimally processed ingredients.
Chili is a great recipe for meal prep, and this hearty chili is no exception. Make a big batch of this and eat from it all week long, it tastes even better the next day.
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Ingredients in this WW Sweet Potato Chili
- Ground turkey: Turkey is a great source of lean protein and for this recipe I buy extra lean ground turkey. If you’re not counting ww points, or have extra to spare, you can use ground beef. While both turkey and beef contain important vitamins and minerals, turkey contains higher amounts of some B vitamins needed for energy metabolism.
- Sweet potato: sweet potatoes are high in fiber and antioxidants, which can protect your body from free radical damage and promote a healthy gut and brain. They’re also packed with beta carotene, which your body turns into vitamin A. This nutrient boosts your vision and immune system. Sweet potatoes offer versatility, suitable for both sweet and savory dishes.
- Onion: Strong smelling onions like yellow and red contain contain flavonoids that can help fight inflammation. You can also use sweet onion if you prefer.
- Bell Pepper: orange, yellow, or red peppers work great in this recipe.
- Celery: Did you know celery is a member of the carrot family? The plant and its seeds provide an abundant source of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants.
- Crushed tomatoes: I use crushed tomatoes because I prefer the consistency, but fire roasted tomatoes would also be delicious.
- Black beans: Black beans are a nutritional powerhouse. They have been said to control blood sugar plus reduce the risk of developing certain diseases like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. I buy low sodium, canned black beans for this chili recipe.
- Fresh garlic: Fresh garlic cloves are are zero points ingredient and a great way to add flavor.
- Chicken stock: Buy low sodium chicken broth or stock.
- Cumin: Cumin adds a wonderful earthiness to chili.
- Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce: This recipe calls for 2 chipotle peppers. If you don’t want spicy chili but still want the smokey flavor of chipotle, you can add just a bit of the adobo sauce. Chipotle powder or even smoked paprika would also work in a pinch.
How to make this WW Sweet Potato Chili
- Brown the ground turkey using the sauté function on your Instant Pot. Drain any grease after you finish cooking the turkey.
- Add in the garlic and onions, and then cook until softened.
- Next, mix in cumin and cayenne pepper. Stir in chipotle peppers, black beans, crushed tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and chicken stock. Mix together to combine.
- Lock the lid into place and turn the pressure valve to sealing. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes using the manual setting. Once the cooking time is up, release the pressure using the quick release method.
- Remove the lid and switch Instant Pot to saute. Add in your bell peppers and celery, and simmer until the celery is cooked and soft.
- Turn off the pressure cooker and you are ready to serve this healthy recipe!
- Top with your favorite toppings like cheese, fresh cilantro, avocado, sour cream or Greek yogurt, green onions or a few tortilla chips. Topping are not included in your total point value. If you make any changes or additions check the WW website or app and add in your extras.
Recipe Tips
- The recipes on my site are designed and cooked in the 6 Quart Instant Pot, if you have a different size or style check out this post to learn how to adapt recipes so they come out perfect every time.
- If you want to cook this in a slow cooker, brown the meat in a skillet on the stove top first, and then add all of the ingredients to your crock pot and cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 6-8 hours.
- *For a less spicy chili, add in just the adobo sauce and not any of the chipotle peppers.
- This chili is great for meal prep! It holds up very well in the fridge all week.
- Store this chili in an airtight container. I prefer to have a few individual serving size containers in the freezer and then pop it into the microwave for a quick and super healthy meal prep lunch!
- You can easily modify this to be a vegetarian chili recipe. Leave out the ground turkey, add an additional can of beans for extra protein, and swap out the chicken stock for vegetable broth. Be sure to recalculate your WW points if you make any changes to this sweet potato and black beans chili.
Weight Watchers Points
This healthy sweet potato chili is just 2 Points on the 2023 Plan | 2 Blue Plan Point | 5 Green Plan Points | 1 Purple Plan Points per serving.
More Easy Weight Watchers Recipes
- Weight Watchers Vegan Chili This delicious veggie chili recipe uses mostly pantry staples and can be made quickly. It’s a seriously tasty vegetarian chili that’s made with classic chili seasonings like chili powder and cumin.
- Weight Watchers Sweet Potato Hash This WW Sweet Potato Hash Recipe is one of my favorite low point meal prep recipes that your whole family will love.
- Weight Watchers White Chicken Chili WW White Chicken Chili is an easy zero points chili recipe. Make it in the Instant Pot, crock pot, or in a large pot on the stove over a gentle simmer.
- Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes Making perfect Instant Pot Sweet Potatoes is quick and easy. I love to meal prep several at once so I can eat healthy sweet potatoes all week.
- Weight Watchers Swedish Meatballs These Weight Watchers Swedish meatballs have all the flavors of the traditional recipe, but with fewer Weight Watchers points so you can stick to your healthy lifestyle!
Weight Watchers Sweet Potato Chili with Black Beans
Equipment
- Instant Pot 6 qt
- Kitchen Knife
- Cutting Board
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- ½ onion chopped
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 can black beans drained
- ½ cup tomato crushed
- 1 medium sweet potato peeled and chopped
- 2 cups chicken broth low sodium
- 1 cup bell pepper
- 1 cup celery stalks chopped
Instructions
- Brown ground turkey on sauté function. When you are all done make sure to drain the grease. 1 lb ground turkey
- Add in the garlic and onions and cook until softened. 1 tbsp garlic, 1/2 onion
- Next, mix in cumin and cayenne pepper. Stir in chipotle peppers, black beans, crushed tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and chicken stock. Mix well until everything is combined.1 tsp ground cumin, 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, 2 chipotle peppers , 1 can black beans, 1/2 cup tomato, 1 medium sweet potato, 2 cups chicken broth.
- Lock lid into place and turn pressure valve to sealing. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes using the manual setting. Once the time is up, release pressure using the quick release method.
- Remove the lid and switch Instant Pot to sauté. Add in your bell peppers and celery. Let simmer about 5 minutes until the celery is cooked and soft. 1 cup bell pepper, 1 cup celery stalks
- Turn off Instant Pot and you are ready to serve this tasty dish!
- Top with cheese, cilantro, and avocado.
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Sounds delicious! How many does this serve/how much is a “serving”?
I made this with out the meat and instead of sweet potato I use butternut squash.