This is a delicious dish, but I did make a couple of changes. Because I could not find it at my store, instead of a can of Mexican style stewed tomatoes, I used both a 10 oz. can of Ro-Tel Mexican diced tomatoes with lime juice & cilantro and one 15 oz. can of regular diced tomatoes. I chose to use white beans to go with the black beans. In addition to the other ingredients in the recipe, I added a quart of organic chicken broth and a can of Mexican style corn. Because the Ro-Tel was rather spicy I did not add any chili powder. But if you prefer a spicier dish you might want to go ahead and add the chili powder. The resulting dish was more like a stew than a chili because of the added broth & corn, but it was so delicious. It was a perfect meal to go with the rainy cold weather today. I served it with a big garden salad and corn bread. My husband loved it and I will definitely make it again.

I tried this recipe once and my family really enjoyed it. It's really simple, but it comes out tasting great and is a good alternative to beef chili. The second time I made it, I added another can of tomatoes and a little more chili powder to my family's taste. I also added some canned kernel corn when I added the beans. My family liked it even better. The kids liked it sprinkled with cheese.