The Best Easy Chili
Looking for the best Easy Chili to make? This crowd pleasing chili combines ground beef, onions, peppers, crushed tomatoes, and dark red kidney beans. Comfort food at its best!
Equipment
- Large Frying Pan
- 8 quart sauce pan
- Cutting board
Ingredients
- 3 lbs ground beef 80% or 85%
- 3 large green bell peppers diced
- 2 large vidalia onions diced
- 6 15 1/2 oz cans dark red kidney beans with juice
- 2 28 oz cans Crushed tomatoes with basil, Hunt's
- 1 28 oz can Tomato sauce
- 7-8 tbsp dark red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper for extra spice add more
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 2-3 tsp salt to taste
- 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
Instructions
- Wash and dice green peppers.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a sauce pan, add peppers and cook for 15 minutes on medium-low heat.
- Dice vidalia onions and add to the sauce pan.
- Add one teaspoon of salt and one teaspoon of pepper. Continue cooking for an additional 15 minutes. Peppers and onions should be translucent and slightly soft.
- While the peppers and onions are cooking, brown the ground beef over medium heat until cooked through. (no red should be showing). Remove from heat and drain grease.
- Add ground beef, crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans (with juice), chili powder, cayenne, paprika, salt, fresh ground pepper and stir to combine.
- Once the chili starts to bubble, reduce heat and simmer for at least 3 hours. The longer it simmers, the better it will taste and the thicker it will get. Stir and taste along the way. Additional spices may be needed based on flavor and heat preference.
- Serve with pasta, rice, taco chips. Add on toppings.
- Enjoy!