The BEST Beef Chili recipe ready in under 30 minutes! Full of ground beef, beans and seasonings, this chili gets its flavour and spice from Jalapeños!
A big bowl of our Homemade Chili Recipe is perfect for a cold and rainy night in with a piece of buttermilk cornbread to soak up all the juices leftover in the bowl. YES! One pot — 30 minutes — PERFECT!
CHILI RECIPE
The best Chili recipe doesn’t get any easier than this. If you’ve been following me for a while now, you may have noticed how much I love throwing ingredients into a pot and allowing it to cook or simmer until its ready.
There’s nothing like putting a large pot of Chili in the centre of the table and have everyone at it. Especially when it’s cold and miserable outside! I took full advantage of the freezing nights and made three batches of this chili — two of which made it to the freezer waiting for me to use them for something else.
HOW DO YOU MAKE GOOD HOMEMADE CHILI
Start with a large heavy-based pot (or casserole pot) and sauté onions, green peppers (or capsicum), jalapeños and garlic until fragrant.
Cook until browned (Break up any big chunks with the end of your wooden spoon). Stir in your seasonings and spices, then mix in crushed tomatoes, broth and beans.
Let simmer until the chili thickens (this takes about 30 minutes). That’s IT!
WHAT INGREDIENTS GO INTO CHILI?
- The recipe calls for ground beef (or beef mince) but you CAN you use ground turkey or chicken. You could also use a slow cook meat, such as chuck steak or brisket, BUT you will need to have it on a low simmer for a couple of hours to allow the meat to break down.
- You’ll need other simple veggies, such as onions, bell peppers and garlic to create your flavour base.
- The most important ingredients to add into a good chili recipe is spices! For example: cumin, chili powder, paprika and cayenne.
WHAT BEANS DO YOU USE FOR CHILI?
Any beans can be used in this chili recipe! I love kidney beans (red beans) and black beans, but you can swap them with pinto beans or even chick peas!
WHAT DO YOU TOP CHILI WITH?
To make your Chili even BETTER, top with any of the following options!
- Sour cream
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Sliced jalapeños
- Sliced green onions
- Chopped Cilantro
WHAT GOES WELL WITH CHILI FOR DINNER?
BEST CHILI LEFTOVERS
Turn your leftovers into another meal with so many different options!
- Serve with a side of corn chips or warm tortillas
- Over rice and black beans
- With fries or crispy garlic baked wedges
- Stuffed inside baked jacket potatoes
- As Sloppy Joes stuffed inside fresh bread rolls
- As a hot dog topping — Chili Dogs!
Or create a whole new CHILI recipe, such as this Chili Mac And Cheese!
Beef Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 yellow onions large, diced
- 1 green pepper diced
- 1-2 jalapeño peppers finely chopped, with seeds
- 8 cloves garlic chopped or minced, or 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 pounds ground beef mince
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin
- 1-2 tablespoons chili powder adjust to your tastes
- 2 teaspoons smoked paprika or sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne adjust to your taste
- 14 ounces crushed tomatoes canned
- 15 ounces tomato sauce canned or condensed tomato soup for Aussies
- 2 cups beef or chicken broth
- 28 ounces kidney beans canned, drained
- 14 ounces black beans canned, drained
Toppings:
- 1 tablespoon sour cream
- 1 handful cheddar cheese grated
- 1 tablespoon sliced jalapeños
- 1 tablespoon green onions chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Heat oil in large heavy-based pot (or casserole pot) over medium-high heat. Add onions and sauté until transparent, then add the green peppers (or capsicum), jalapeños and garlic; sautéing for a further minute, until the garlic is fragrant.
- Add beef and cook until browned, breaking up any big chunks with the end of your wooden spoon. Stir in the cumin, chili powder, paprika and salt and mix through until beef is fully coated in the seasonings.
- Mix in the crushed tomatoes along with the juices, the tomato sauce (or soup), broth and beans. Bring to a boil, then lower heat and allow to simmer while stirring occasionally, until the chili thickens (about 30 minutes).
- Ladle into individual bowls, and top with sour cream, grated cheese, sliced jalapeños, chopped green onions, and/or cilantro.
Sonia says
Thanks for this wonderful recipe! I’m Aussie, my partner American. He ALWAYS makes the best Chilly! He had a big day at work was craving his chilly, I’ve never made chilly from scratch. And well it’s AMAZING my partner loves it! We now have a chilly competitor lol. Thanks..
Heather says
Beautiful photo. I made a similar recipe tonight using your reminders here. 🙂 Thanks for jogging my brain. My husband isn’t a chili fan, but now and then, I HAVE TO HAVE IT. Perfect gloomy, winter day for it today!
Kendra Zimmerman says
This sounds amazing!! I’m just wondering how spicey it is as written? For those that don’t like things extremely spicy would you recommend taking the seeds out of the jalapenos and maybe cutting back a little on the Cayenne? Or does this chili more so just have a lot of nice flavor?
Karina says
Hi Kendra! It’s not that spicy for us. Having said that, I’d recommend adding half the spice and seeded jalapeños, taste testing, then adjusting from there! Nothing worse than trying to eat something too hot!
Sheran says
Can I use candy jalapeños in stead of green ones
Edna Smith Hector says
I made this chili today and it was absolutely delicious. I used lean ground turkey and Hot Italian Turkey sausages along with the Chicken Broth. After the preparation, I decided to put everything in the slow cooker for 4 hours and was not disappointed. Tonight I made Taco salad for my husband/self. Tomorrow, I will cook pasta to eat with the chili. This will be my only go to recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Becca M. says
I have used many recipe’s online for many different things and have never left a comment on any of them… Until now! This was by far the best chili I’ve ever had and the ONLY recipe I’ll use from now on. So delicious!!!!!! I highly highly highly recommend using this recipe! You will not be disappointed!
Rosana says
How much is a serving?
AL says
AS MUCH AS YOU CAN EAT DELISH
Darlene Prior says
Omg so good! Only wish I had more than a pound of meat as it’s almost gone! This will be my go to chili recipe from now on! Super easy to make and very tasty!!
Kendal Sinclair says
I added about 1 1/2 tbsps of Worcestershire sauce and it was DELICIOUS! Great recipe!
Patti says
Made this chili last weekend. It was awesome. Great flavor and zesty spices. Spicy but not burn your mouth hot. Best chili I ever made.