Hearty Beef Chili
This hearty beef chili is packed with flavor from roasted chilis and seasoned beef. It’s a perfect choice for an all-day slow-cook on cold or rainy days. This recipe also makes entertaining easy. Make a pot the day before your gathering and reheat before your guests arrive.
Alter your chili, soup, and stew recipes to make them with your family’s favorites. If you don’t like beans, leave them out. If you love them, add an extra can! Toppings are another way to add favorites to your dish. I serve this chili with chopped onions, sour cream, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, saltine crackers, and tortilla chips. Everyone can choose their favorite toppings.
Hearty Beef Chili
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef course ground if available
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp ground black pepper or to taste
- 1 medium onion finely diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 14.5 ounce diced tomatoes with green chile peppers canned
- 2 5-6 inch Anaheim Chilis Roasted, with skin and seeds removed. Course chopped.
- 1 jalapeno Seeded and course chopped (optional)
- 1 8 ounce tomato puree
- 1 15 ounce kidney beans
- 1 15 ounce pinto beans
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp hot pepper sauce Tobasco
- 3 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp Mexican Oregano
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 12 ounces dark beer
- Raw onion, sour cream, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, saltine crackers, tortilla chips Toppings
Instructions
- Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and wait until it begins to shimmer. Add one pound of ground beef to the pan and season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking the meat into larger-sized crumbled pieces until browned. Repeat with the second pound of ground beef and seasoning and add the onion and garlic to beef and cook until onion is translucent2 pounds ground beef, 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp ground black pepper, 1 medium onion, 3 cloves garlic
- Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker and stir until combined.2 14.5 ounce diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, 2 5-6 inch Anaheim Chilis, 1 jalapeno, 1 8 ounce tomato puree, 1 15 ounce kidney beans, 1 15 ounce pinto beans, 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar, 1 tbsp hot pepper sauce, 3 tbsp chili powder, 2 tbsp ground cumin, 1 tsp Mexican Oregano, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 12 ounces dark beer
- Cook on low heat setting for 8 - 10 hours.
- Serve with raw onion, sour cream, shredded sharp cheddars, saltine crackers and tortilla chips and let your guests choose their toppingsRaw onion, sour cream, shredded sharp cheddar cheese, saltine crackers, tortilla chips
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