This Mexican bean stew is an awesome addition to your weekly repertoire. You can?t go wrong with a vegetarian bean stew!

Hearty, warming, packed with protein and fibre and spiced to perfection. An absolute treat.

And not too hard on the old waistline either!

Mexican bean stew – it’s just STEW good !

This vegetarian Mexican stew closely resembles a Mexican bean chili – though we wouldn?t necessarily say it was an honest-to-goodness chili recipe (although we do have a delicious meatless chili con carne recipe, if that?s what you?re after!)

Rather this is a delicious Mexican black bean recipe with chickpeas and tomato sauce, spiced with cumin, paprika and jalapeños and bulked out with corn.

You can serve it over brown rice or with corn tortillas – whatever takes your fancy!
Why this is a healthy vegetarian stew – fat, protein & everything in between!

A vegetarian Mexican casserole like ours is super healthy and even a great dish for weight loss, if that?s something that interests you!

It?s healthy for obvious reasons: low in fat, salt and sugar, full of beans and veggies, which bring plenty of protein, fibre and nutrients. It?s actually lower in fat than a chili recipe because it has no cheese, so all the fat comes from beans and chickpeas.

Plus, the combination of rice and beans means that this vegan bean stew provides ?complete protein? – meaning it contains all the essential amino acids. This...