Homemade Chili
My boys and husband love this homemade beef chili recipe with beans that I make in the slow cooker. Add some corn chips or Cheddar cheese and it is always a winner.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced, or more to taste
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 16 ounce cans kidney beans rinsed and drained
- 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 15 ounce can tomato purée
- 1 cup water
- 4 ounce can chopped green chile peppers
- 2 tablespoons mild chili powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer beef mixture to a 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato purée, water, green chile peppers, chili powder, salt, cumin, and black pepper.
- Cook on Low until flavors combine, 4 to 6 hours.
Notes
Cook’s Note
I use a combination of beans like kidney and black or kidney and garbanzo. I usually use dried beans and cook them in my pressure cooker.
If you can't find tomato purée, just use tomato paste and add water to it to get a purée consistency.