Last week I invited some friends over to have dinner and watch Survivor together. It was a really cold and windy day, so I decided on chili!
I went into it without a recipe, and came up with this super easy beef and bean chili that everyone loved.
This chili has three steps: brown the meat with garlic (and onions if you can stand ’em!), add everything else, and simmer until the flavors are awesome. Done and done.
Chili powder and smoked paprika spice her up.
Our toppings included grated pepper jack cheese, Greek yogurt, and Red Hot Blues, which I dipped like nachos.
Super Easy Beef Chili
Servings 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic crushed
- 1 cup diced bell peppers
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 can pinto beans drained
- 1 kidney beans drained
- 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup water use the tomato can to get all the extra sauce!
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
- Brown beef and garlic in a deep pot until beef is cooked through. Skim off fat.
- Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
- Bring to a bubbling simmer and cook, covered, for at least 15 minutes, but preferably longer so the flavors develop.
- Serve with cheese, sour cream, and chips, if desired!
At the Survivor watching party, Hillary brought these chocolates from Trader Joe’s to do a blind tasting. She loves a good blind tasting!
I think it’s funny how sure I was of some of my flavor guesses, but I was so not right! The only standouts were the orange and the coffee.
Christina @ montessoriishmom.com says
My Dad makes the BEST chili. He makes it every Christmas Eve and I love it. He cannot tell me the recipe though, he just throws stuff in, so I can never replicate it. This looks like a good recipe!
KathEats says
Haha sometimes that’s how the best recipes turn out!
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
You always have the best recipes. And Survivors – I used to watch that all the time with my family when I was younger! I didn’t know that show still existed haha!
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Nicole says
Thanks for the recipe, I am all about easy! I can’t believe soup/chili season is almost over…
Carrie this fit chick says
Chili is so darn comforting! My mom used to make it growing up woth corn bread. Best dinner ever.
Kori says
I love throw-together meals, but I need to keep a cute journal of Matt and my creations so we can create our own little cookbook of sorts. That way we can replicate our favorite meals time and time again. 🙂 I love the idea of a blind taste testing of chocolate! I’ll have to do that soon.
Aimee says
Chili is one of those things I despised as a kid and now I love it! I like adding a can of baked beans.. Adds a delicious sweetness.
Taryn says
We had chili last night! I put cocoa powder in mine – love the flavor. And Survivor Wednesday really is the best day of the week 🙂
Lindsey says
“She loves a good blind tasting!” = yuppie comment of the week/perfect Tinder tagline.
( hehe, I kid 😉 )
KathEats says
Haha!
Linda @ The Fitty says
May I ask what kind of kitchen tool you used to make such lovely mini curls of cheese? Mines come out straight and frail!
KathEats says
My Cuisinart food processor
Kelli @ Hungry Hobby says
What a fun girls night! I love me some chocolate tasting!! Actually skip the tasting and juts give me the bars!
Annie says
Ooh yum, what a great quick weeknight meal! Also… chocolate tasting is a great idea!
Jolene (www.everydayfoodie.ca) says
I love chili. I usually let it simmer for a couple hours, but even then, it’s one of those dishes that’s always even better the next day. I like to add cilantro as a topping, but I am a sucker for cilantro.