Best Homemade Chili
This old-fashioned chili recipe will make you think of meals at grandma’s when you were little. It’s hearty and filling. The flavors are perfect!
Servings: 8
Calories: 365kcal
Ingredients
- 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)
- 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 6 ounce can tomato paste
- 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
Instructions
- In a large Dutch oven, sauté the diced peppers and onions until softened, translucent, and just starting to caramelize.
- Whisk together all of the seasonings, then add them to the Dutch oven (excluding the baking soda). Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly so the spices bloom without burning.
- Add the ground meat and cook, breaking it up, until mostly browned. It’s fine if there’s still a little pink at this stage.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, water, and tomato paste. Pour the mixture into the Dutch oven.
- Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat and cook for about 15 minutes. Add the drained beans and stir to combine.
- Stir in the baking soda. The sauce will start to bubble up. Stir over medium heat until the bubbles have gone away.
- Remove from the heat and serve.
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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.
Nutrition
Calories: 365kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1181mg | Potassium: 939mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2127IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 6mg
