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    Chili Recipe with Beans

    Published: Nov 1, 2021 · Modified: Apr 6, 2022 by Daniela Apostol · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    The Best Homemade Chili Recipe with Beans or Chili Con Carne - this is comfort food at its best. Low-carb, high in protein, gluten free this chili con carne is healthy, delicious and nutritious, and it goes down well with the whole family.

    Close-up shoot of a bowl of chili

    Who doesn't like a nice bowl of hot chili? I certainly do, especially on a cold winter's day. Chili con carne is just that, spicy ground meat that is beautifully cooked. It's heart warming, filling, and full of goodness. Plus, it goes well with any side dish, be it rice, pasta, mashed potatoes, jacket potatoes, couscous, nachos, or just some greens on the side.

    There is a bit of confusing between the terms " chili" and "chilli". Chili, spelt with one "l" is this dish, where the chilli with 2 "l's" is the spicy pepper that we add to a dish.

    You can leave the dish without any beans, but I highly recommend adding some, they are so much more goodness, and flavour too. Pinto beans, red kidney beans, cannellini , just use anything you have, or even a combo of more beans.

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    How to make chili with beans

    It is ridiculously easy to make, and a huge batch costs well under £10. And trust me, with that you get to feed your whole family.

    So, all we need is some nice beef mince (ground beef), a small can of kidney beans, onion and garlic, chilli peppers, a bit of earthy spices, some nice cheese, if you want to make it extra nice. And ta-daah, the best dinner of your life is right here, in front of you.

    • sautee the onion until golden
    • add the beef mince and cook until no longer raw
    • add the garlic and chilli peppers
    • add the beef stock (broth) and bay leaves, and leave to cook until the liquid is absorbed
    • throw in the chopped tomatoes, spices and seasoning, and leave to cook until the liquid from the tomatoes is reduced

    Wait, I must tell you a secret. There is something about this chili that makes it super douper special. The combo cinnamon-ground ginger is the best possible match, and you can use as little or as much as you like.

    I don't usually like to use too many spices that overpower the very taste of the ingredients I use. But in this dish, the two spices bring a bit of heat and spiciness that are hard to get by just using cayenne pepper or any other spicy peppers.

    Collage of 6 photos to show how to make chili with beans

    How long does it take to cook chili?

    If you make it on the stove top like I did, it should not require more than 40-50 minutes at the most. I do prefer to cook the beef for longer than otherwise needed, just so I can get a super soft meat. I don't really like chewy mince, but if you don't mind it, skip the beef stock, and just add the canned chopped tomatoes.

    Leave to cook until the liquid from the tomatoes is absorbed, and that should do. And there you have, the glorious homemade chili, a Mexican style dish that is so popular all over the world. Easy to guess why.

    Chili can also be made in the slow cooker, I have this amazing recipe for Slow Cooker Ground Beef and Sweet Potato Chili. The sweet potatoes can be replaced with any squash or root vegetables. What a glorious dish!

    A blue bowl of rice and chili

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    Chili Recipe with Beans
    Prep Time
    10 mins
    Cook Time
    30 mins
    Total Time
    40 mins
     

    The Best Homemade Chili Recipe with Beans or Chili Con Carne - this is comfort food at its best. Low-carb, high in protein, gluten free this chili con carne is healthy, delicious and nutritious, and it goes down well with the whole family.

    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Keyword: comfort food for winter
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 360 kcal
    Author: Daniela Apostol
    Ingredients
    • 500 g ground beef (minced beef)
    • 1 tin chopped tomatoes (400 g, 13 oz)
    • 1 large onion
    • 2 cloves of garlic
    • 1 red chilli pepper
    • ½ red bell pepper
    • 1 tin kidney beans (200 g, 7 oz)
    • 3 bay leaves
    • 2 cups beef stock
    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 tablespoon tomato puree
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
    • fresh parsley to taste
    • grated cheese to serve
    Metric - US Customary
    Instructions
    1. Cut the onion roughly and add the vegetable oil to a large pan.
    2. Fry the onion until translucent, then add the minced beef and chopped garlic and stir until it the beef becomes brown.

    3. Chop the red chilli pepper and mix it in. I recommend deseeding the red chilli pepper if you do not like that much spiciness.

    4. Add the chopped tomatoes, red kidney beans and beef stock. I like to throw the bay leaves in at this stage so the flavours can be released while the beef is cooking.
    5. Cook on a medium heat until most of the liquid has been absorbed and the beef is tender, that should take about 30 minutes on a medium heat.
    6. Add the ground cinnamon, ginger, cayenne peppers, chopped parsley and season with salt and black pepper.
    7. Remove from the heat and serve with grated cheese, basmati rice, couscous, bulgur wheat or anything else that takes your fancy.

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    Nutrition Facts
    Chili Recipe with Beans
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 360 Calories from Fat 225
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 25g38%
    Saturated Fat 10g50%
    Trans Fat 2g
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 11g
    Cholesterol 89mg30%
    Sodium 907mg38%
    Potassium 702mg20%
    Carbohydrates 8g3%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 3g3%
    Protein 25g50%
    Vitamin A 600IU12%
    Vitamin C 38mg46%
    Calcium 49mg5%
    Iron 3mg17%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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