Easy Homemade Chili
We love chili in our house, it’s the perfect easy meal with a side of homestyle honey cornbread. This Easy Homemade Chili Recipe takes no time at all to assemble, and can be made in a Crock Pot or simmer on the stove for hours while you sit back and relax. You’ll be pulling this recipe out for busy weeks, a lazy stay-at-home weekend supper, game days, and weekend BBQ’s. It always ends up simmering away at our house for so many special occasions, and without fail a tradition on Super Bowl Sunday and Halloween night. I hope you enjoy!
I just made this for the family & they loved it! Thanks for a good recipe that wasn’t difficult!! – Dana
Just made this for dinner tonight. My son kept saying, ” I love this. There’s nothing about this I don’t like!” – Marisa
How To Make It
- In a large Dutch oven or stock pot add 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions; sauté until translucent. Add minced garlic; sauté for just a few minutes making sure not to burn the garlic. Add ground beef and cook until nicely browned; skim off some of the fat, leaving some for added flavor.
- Add the wheat beer, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with juices, white kidney beans, red kidney beans, and diced green chilis; stir well. Add seasonings, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, ground cumin, chili powder, spicy paprika, and dried oregano; mix well until nicely incorporated. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer slightly covered for about 2 hours, or until you are ready to eat, stirring occasionally so it doesn’t stick to the bottom.
- Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and a sprinkle of sliced scallions. Enjoy!
Easy Homemade Chili
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 ½ large yellow onions , finely chopped
- 4 garlic cloves , finely minced
- 3 lbs ground beef
- 1 (12 oz) bottle wheat beer (Wheat Ale)
- 2 (15.5 oz) cans tomato sauce
- 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes with juices
- 2 (15.5 oz) cans white kidney beans, drained and rinsed well
- 2 (15.5 oz) cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed well
- 1 (7 oz) can diced green chilies (or substitute with desired amount of diced jalapeño)
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt , add more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper , add more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin , add more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoon chili powder , add more or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon spicy Hungarian paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
Toppings
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Sour cream
- Sliced scallions
Instructions
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In a large Dutch oven or stock pot add 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onions; sauté until translucent. Add minced garlic; sauté for just a few minutes making sure not to burn the garlic. Add ground beef and cook until nicely browned; skim off some of the fat, leaving some for added flavor.
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Add the wheat beer, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with juices, white kidney beans, red kidney beans, and diced green chilis; stir well. Add seasonings, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, ground cumin, chili powder, spicy paprika, and dried oregano; mix well until nicely incorporated. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer slightly covered for about 2 hours, or until you are ready to eat, stirring occasionally so it doesn't stick to the bottom.
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Serve with shredded cheddar cheese, a dollop of sour cream, and a sprinkle of sliced scallions. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
1. Smart Pantry Tip: Keep an extra can of tomato sauce or carton of beef stock in the pantry to use as an added splash of liquid if needed. Diced jalapeño and a dash of tabasco sauce can be added for more heat.
2. Crock Pot: You can easily place all the ingredients after sautéing onions, garlic, and browning ground beef into a slow cooker on low for 4-6 hours, (P.S. sauté onions, garlic, and brown ground beef the night before, assemble everything into the Crock Pot before work.)
3. Freezes well.
Hi Stasia!
I just made this for the family & they loved it! Thanks for a good recipe that wasn’t difficult!!
Xo, Dana Gherardi
Thank you Dana, I really appreciate it! I’m glad your family liked it!