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Best Chili
Rahat

Best Chili Recipe

When you need a hearty, flavor-packed meal that’s ready in just 30 minutes, this chili recipe delivers every time. Bursting with savory ground beef, tender beans, and a robust blend of spices, it’s a comforting dish that warms you from the first bite.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 611
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 5 strips uncooked bacon chopped
  • 1 large yellow onion diced about 1 cup
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced about 1 Tablespoon
  • 1 lb ground beef 455g (I use 90% but any will work)
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 Tablespoon ancho chili powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ¾ teaspoons ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 ¼ cup beef broth 295ml
  • 15 oz can dark red kidney beans lightly rinsed and drained (425g)
  • 15 oz can black beans lightly rinsed and drained (425g)
  • 14.5 oz can diced fire roasted tomatoes undrained (411g)
  • 7 oz can fire roasted green chilis 198g
  • ¼ cup tomato paste 66g
  • 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • Preferred toppings particularly sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and corn chips

Method
 

  1. Place chopped (uncooked) bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until crisp and cooked through. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate and drain all but 1 ½ Tablespoons of grease.
  2. Add onion and pepper and cook until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
  3. Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
  4. Add beef, breaking apart with a spatula as you cook. Once meat is partially (about 50%) browned, add sugar and all spices (chili powders, paprika, cumin, onion powder, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper) and stir well.
  5. Add all remaining ingredients — beef broth, beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, chilis, and Worcestershire sauce — and your cooked bacon and stir well.
  6. Bring to a boil and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently.
  7. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Simmer for 30 minutes to allow flavor to really develop.
  8. Serve with preferred toppings (sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and corn chips are a must!).

Nutrition

Calories: 611kcalCarbohydrates: 72gProtein: 40gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 1315mgPotassium: 758mgFiber: 11gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 30IUVitamin C: 72mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 20mg
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