Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

I cook some brown rice to serve with this so that it will go farther and I probably use 3 large sweet potatoes.  If you can't stand it to be too spicy, you can always leave out the jalapeno.
This is a new favorite for our family.  This is from allrecipe.com (you can search for sweet potato black bean chili on the allrecipe.com site if you want to look there instead.)

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon ground dried chipotle pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 onion, diced
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, sliced
• 2 tablespoons ancho chile powder, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano

• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 cup water, or more as needed
• 1 tablespoon cornmeal
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
  
  

  Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
• Combine sweet potatoes, chipotle pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large bowl and toss to coat. Spread sweet potatoes on the prepared baking sheet in a single layer.
• Roast sweet potatoes in the preheated oven until the outside is crunchy and inside is tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature.
• Cook and stir remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, onion, garlic, red bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, ancho chile powder, cumin, and dried oregano together in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir until onion is softened, about 5 minutes.
• Pour tomatoes and water into the onion mixture and bring to a simmer. Add cornmeal, 1 teaspoon salt, sugar, and cocoa powder. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Stir black beans and cooled sweet potatoes into the onion-tomato mixture. Add more water if mixture is too thick. Simmer until heated through, about 15 minutes.
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