Description
A hearty and flavorful chili recipe perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds ground beef or turkey
- 2 small green peppers about 2 cups diced
- 1 small yellow onion about 1 ½ cups diced
- 2 cans tomatoes diced (15-ounce cans)
- 1 can tomato sauce (15 ounces)
- 1 can tomato paste (6 ounces)
- 15 ounces water
- 2 cans kidney beans drained and rinsed (15-ounce cans)
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons onion powder
- 3 tablespoons cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon white pepper
- ½ teaspoon baking soda (optional)
Instructions
- In a large dutch oven, sauté diced peppers and onions until translucent and they start to caramelize.
- Add seasonings (minus the baking soda) and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring continuously. Make sure they don’t burn.
- Add ground meat and brown until just done. It’s okay if it still has some pink in it before you add the rest of the ingredients.
- Pour in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water, and tomato paste.
- Bring to a simmer over medium low heat and cook for about 15 minutes. Then add the drained beans.
- Stir in the baking soda. The sauce will start to bubble up. Stir over medium heat until the bubbles have gone away.
- Remove from heat and serve.
Notes
- You don’t want anything to burn, so make sure you keep stirring!
- Ground beef can be made ahead of time in large batches and frozen. You can use pre-cooked ground beef in this recipe.
- Adding baking soda helps cut the acidity in the tomatoes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Stove
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 1181mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 23g
- Cholesterol: 81mg
Keywords: chili, old fashioned, comfort food, ground beef, recipe