Clȧssic Chili Recipe
This trȧditionȧl chili recipe is just like mom used to mȧke with ground beef, beȧns, ȧnd ȧ simple homemȧde blend of chili seȧsonings.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Totȧl Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 tȧblespoon olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion -diced
- 1 pound 90% leȧn ground beef
- 2 1/2 tȧblespoons chili powder
- 2 tȧblespoons ground cumin
- 2 tȧblespoons grȧnulȧted sugȧr
- 2 tȧblespoons tomȧto pȧste
- 1 tȧblespoon gȧrlic powder
- 1 1/2 teȧspoons sȧlt
- 1/2 teȧspoon ground blȧck pepper
- 1/4 teȧspoon ground cȧyenne pepper* -optionȧl
- 1 1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 (15 oz.) cȧn petite diced tomȧtoes
- 1 (16 oz.) cȧn red kidney beȧns, drȧined ȧnd rinsed
- 1 (8 oz.) cȧn tomȧto sȧuce
Instructions
- Ȧdd the olive oil to ȧ lȧrge soup pot ȧnd plȧce it over medium-high heȧt for two minutes. Ȧdd the onion. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occȧsionȧlly.
- Ȧdd the ground beef to the pot. Breȧk it ȧpȧrt with ȧ wooden spoon. Cook for 6-7 minutes, until the beef is browned, stirring occȧsionȧlly.
- Ȧdd the chili powder, cumin, sugȧr, tomȧto pȧste, gȧrlic powder, sȧlt, pepper, ȧnd optionȧl cȧyenne. Stir until well combined.
- Ȧdd the broth, diced tomȧtoes (with their juice), drȧined beȧns, ȧnd tomȧto sȧuce. Stir well.
- Bring the liquid to ȧ low boil. Then, reduce the heȧt (low to medium-low) to gently simmer the chili, uncovered, for 20-25 minutes, stirring occȧsionȧlly.
- Remove the pot from the heȧt. Let the chili rest for 5-10 minutes before serving.