Middle Eastern-Style Slow Cooked Baked Beans (Vegan Friendly)

• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, save the liquid (you can use freshly cooked kidney beans if you prefer)
• 1 (15 ounce) can chicken chilli
• 2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
• 1/2 teaspoon dried chipotle powder (can add more if you wish)
• 1 teaspoon sumac
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 small whole cinnamon stick
• 1/4 cup dark brown sugar (can sub honey, raw sugar, etc.)
• 1 medium yellow onion, peeled, finely minced (I used a food processor to finely mince the onion and garlic)
• 1 -2 garlic clove
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• (Homemade Chicken Chili)
• 1/3 lb cooked ground chicken (can sub beef, turkey, etc.)
• 2 cups red beans
• 1/4 cup tomato paste (or tomato sauce)
• 1/2 fresh jalapeno, finely minced (this is optional)
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely minced
• 2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/3 lb cooked ground chicken (can sub beef, turkey, etc.)

1. Preheat oven to 300u0b0.
2. HOMEMADE CHICKEN CHILI: If using homemade chicken chili first brown the ground chicken in a little bit of oil.
3. Add the cooked ground chicken and the remaining chicken chili ingredients to the casserole dish.
4. CHILI: Place all the ingredients in a 2-quart ovenproof casserole dish. Cover.
5. Bake for 2 hours, stirring a few times to make sure the beans don't become to dry. If they are a little on the dry side, add a small amount of the reserved bean liquid or broth.
6. Also, the oven temperature can be reduced to 275u0b0 if the beans appear to be drying out. I reduced the temperature to 275u0b0 the final 30 minutes of baking.

dark red kidney beans, chicken chilli, pomegranate molasses, chipotle powder, sumac, ground ginger, ground cardamom, cinnamon stick, brown sugar, yellow onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, chicken, red beans, tomato paste, fresh jalapeno, red bell pepper, apple cider vinegar, paprika, chicken

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/middle-eastern-style-slow-cooked-baked-beans-vegan-friendly-484994 (may not work)