{"id":15714,"date":"2026-03-13T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15714"},"modified":"2026-03-13T06:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:59:00","slug":"butternut-squash-black-bean-chili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15714","title":{"rendered":"Butternut Squash Black Bean Chili"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Butternut-1024x643.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"A bowl of hearty chili filled with black beans, tomatoes, and chunks of orange squash, served with a spoon in a white bowl resting on a beige cloth. A piece of rustic bread is placed beside the bowl on a wooden table, complementing the rich flavors perfectly. MyFitnessPal Blog\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This vegetarian chili calls for hearty butternut squash and black beans, which means it\u2019s high in fiber. One serving provides more than half of your fiber quota for the day and has 18 grams of plant-based protein (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC6124841\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Active time: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10 minutes <\/span><b>Total time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 45 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Butternut Squash Black Bean Chili<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 tbsp olive oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 red onion, diced<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 tbsp chili powder<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 tsp ground cumin<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 tsp smoked paprika<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 15-oz. can no salt added diced tomatoes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1 15-oz. can crushed tomatoes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 15-oz. cans reduced sodium black beans, rinsed and drained<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2 cups (280g) butternut squash, peeled and diced<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1\/2 tsp salt<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heat the oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and translucent, about 4\u20135 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Add the chili powder, cumin, and smoked paprika and cook, stirring constantly, for 30\u201360 seconds until fragrant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Stir in the diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, black beans, and butternut squash. Season with salt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bring the chili to a gentle simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the butternut squash is tender, about 25\u201335 minutes. Add water, if needed, to loosen the chili.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Serve immediately.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Serves: 4 | Serving Size: 1\/4 recipe<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Nutrition (per serving):<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calories: 338; Total Fat: 5g; Saturated Fat: 1g; Monounsaturated Fat: 3g; Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 765mg; Carbohydrate: 59g; Dietary Fiber: 15g; Sugar: 11g; Protein: 18g<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Nutrition Bonus: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Calcium: 12%; Iron: 29%; Potassium: 1814mg; Vitamin A: 43%; Vitamin C: 14%<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Originally published November 2017; updated March 2026<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/butternut-squash-black-bean-chili-recipe\/\">Butternut Squash Black Bean Chili<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\">MyFitnessPal Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.myfitnesspal.com\/butternut-squash-black-bean-chili-recipe\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This vegetarian chili calls for hearty butternut squash and black beans, which means it\u2019s high in fiber. One serving provides more than half of your fiber quota for the day and has 18 grams of plant-based protein (1). Active time: 10 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Butternut Squash Black Bean Chili Ingredients 1 tbsp olive &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15714\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}