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chili with beef

Chili con Carne

Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American, Mexican, Tex Mex
Keyword beans, chili, chili con carne, chilli, chilli con carne
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablspoons Canola Oil
  • 3 Bell Peppers varying colors – diced small
  • 2 cup Sweet Onions – diced small
  • 3 Garlic cloves - minced
  • 3 pounds Ground Beef, 80/20
  • 1 12 oz can Tomato Paste
  • 2 15 oz cans Tomato Sauce
  • 2 15 oz cans Petite Cut Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 15.5 oz can Black Beans rinsed
  • 1 15.5oz can Small Red Beans rinsed
  • 1 15.5 oz can Small White Beans rinsed
  • 3 cups Beef Stock
  • ¼ cup Worcestershire Sauce
  • 1 Tablspoon A-1 Steak Sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
  • ½ cup Dark Chili Powder
  • ¼ cup Paprika
  • 2 Tablspoons Garlic Powder
  • 2 Tablspoons Onion Powder
  • 1 Tablspoons Cumin
  • 1 Tablspoons Oregano
  • 1 Tablspoons Parsley
  • Salt & Black Pepper to Taste

Instructions

  1. Brown the ground meat in a large skillet over medium-high heat and season with salt and pepper. Once the meat is cooked, drain the meat and set aside.

  2. While the meat is cooking, add canola oil to a large stock pot over medium heat.

  3. Stir in bell peppers and cook 3-4 minutes. Add onions and some salt and cook until all vegetables are soft, about 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute. 

  4. Add the tomato paste, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, and beef stock and stir to mix thoroughly.  Bring to a boil.

  5. Add in the remaining ingredients – black, red and white beans, Worcestershire sauce, A-1, liquid smoke, chili powder, paprika, cumin, garlic, oregano, parsley, salt and pepper – and thoroughly stir everything together.  Bring back to a boil.

  6. Add the cooked ground meat and reduce to a simmer.  Simmer for 30 minutes and taste. You may need to add a bit more salt or water these tend to get absorbed into the meat and beans.

Recipe Notes

*Pro Tip - Rinsing the canned beans reduces gas and sodium.  Do your guest (and yourself) a favor and be sure to always rinse your canned beans!

Ground Beef - you can easily sub ground turkey or chicken for the beef. My wife likes it better with turkey so I often will make it that way.

Beans - there's virtually an endless supply of options here. You can use 1 type of bean or a variety. I use the 3 listed here because these three beans are similar is size and look nice.

Bell Peppers - I like to use a variety of colors again for look. So you can use just 1 color or a variety.