Best Easy Chili Recipe
The best quick and easy chili recipe! Made in 30 minutes on the stovetop, homemade chili is a delicious, from scratch (no packaged seasoning) dinner your whole family will love.
Servings: 8 Servings
Cost: $8
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- ½ cup onion (diced)
- 2 bell peppers (diced)
- 1 Tablespoon minced garlic (or 2 tsp garlic powder)
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon coriander
- 2 Tablespoons paprika
- 1 ½ Tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)
- 14.5 ounces fire roasted tomatoes
- 15 ounces kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
- 15 ounces tomato sauce
- 4 ounces diced green chilies
- ½ cup corn
Instructions
- Mix cumin, coriander, paprika, chili powder, sugar, sea salt and pepper together in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Add ground beef, onion and garlic to a large pot. Cook until the beef begins to brown.
- Add bell peppers and continue cooking over medium-high heat for 5-10 minutes until beef is browned and veggies are soft.
- Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, green chilies, corn, beans and chili seasoning mixture and stir until evenly distributed.
- Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, reduce heat to a simmer until ready to serve.
- Taste and adjust salt/pepper as needed.
- Serve with your favorite chili fixings. Our favorites include: sour cream, green onions, cheddar cheese, and crushed tortilla chips.
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Notes
Ingredient Substitutions:
- Ground beef. If you want to use turkey try this ground turkey chili.
- Minced garlic. garlic powder can be used in place of minced garlic, add it with the spice mixture.
- Bell peppers. any color variety of bell pepper works well in this recipe. If you like to add some heat, add some spicier peppers.
- Fire roasted tomatoes. You can substitute regular canned, diced tomatoes.
- Kidney Beans. If you love beans, use 2 cans total instead of 1. And choose your favorites: black beans, great northern (white) beans, and garbanzo beans (chickpeas).
- Seasonings. Use a packet of chili seasoning for ease, or make this homemade chili seasoning recipe and use 4 Tablespoons.
- Let the chili cool to room temperature then transfer it to an airtight, freezer-friendly container and freeze for up to 2 months.
- To thaw, simply remove it from the freezer and let it thaw on the counter or in the refrigerator.
- Reheat in a stockpot over low heat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 233mg | Potassium: 414mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 2245IU | Vitamin C: 39mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 3mg