The perfect all-around chili recipe, this Warm You Up Beef and Bean Chili has all of your favorite chili ingredients, plus some bacon for added smokiness.
Course Main Dish
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 50 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 6servings
Calories 435kcal
Author Deborah Harroun
Ingredients
4slicesbaconchopped
1large oniondiced
2clovesgarlicminced
1jalapeñoseeds and membranes removed, minced
1 1/2lbsground beef
12ozbeef broth
1 1/2tablespoonschili powder
1tablespoonhot saucesuch as Frank’s red hot
2teaspoonsWorcestershire sauce
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonpepper
114.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
18 oz can tomato sauce
115 oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
desired toppings - sour creamshredded cheddar cheese, jalapeños, etc.
Instructions
Cook the bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until crispy. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Discard all but about 1 tablespoon of bacon grease.
Add the onion and cook until translucent. Add the garlic and the jalapeño and continue to cook for 1 minute. Add the ground beef and cook until browned and cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks.
Once the beef is cooked, add the beef broth. Cook until the liquid is reduced by about two-thirds. Stir in the chili powder, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Add the diced tomato and tomato sauce and bring to a bubble. Reduce the heat and continue to simmer until the chili thickens, about 30 minutes. Stir in the kidney beans and the reserved bacon and cook until the beans are warmed through, about 10 minutes.
Serve topped with your favorite chili toppings.
Notes
Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts.