Simple, Cozy Chili
Easy to throw together or simmer for a cozy weekend meal, this basic chili recipe will become a new favorite.
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground meat (I use beef, but Turkey, Chicken, or Pork would be yummy)
- 2 Tbsp of cooking oil (I use olive or avocado)
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 1 onion diced
- 3 cloves of garlic, diced
- 2 14 oz Cans of beans (I use black and pinto, but kidney beans would also be great)
- 1 Jar of tomato sauce
- 1 can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies
- 1 can of fire-roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp Chili powder
- 1 Tbsp Cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
Instructions
Instructions:
- Heat a pot to medium-high heat with the cooking oil.
- Chop the pepper, onion, and garlic.
- Add the onion to the pot and cook for about 2 minutes, and then add the pepper and garlic. Cook until semi-translucent.
- Break up the ground meat in the pot with the veggies. Brown all the way through.
- Drain the fat (if you want, not necessary).
- Sprinkle in the seasoning.
- Dump in the tomato sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes, diced tomatoes, and green chilies.
- Drain and rinse the beans and add them to the pot.
- Bring to a boil and then simmer for as long as you would like.
- Sometimes I will serve this immediately if we are short on time. Other times, I make this in the early afternoon and let it simmer on low for a couple of hours.