After trying multiple traditional chili recipes, I wasn’t finding the one I could call my go-to chili recipe. So I created it. Simple as that.
You can mix and match meat and beans to your preference. You can even make it meatless by substituting the meat for an extra can or two of beans.
Enjoy!
Jen
Jen G’s Go To Chili Recipe
Serves: 6
Total time: 35 minutes
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 lb ground turkey or ground beef
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cans kidney beans or other beans of choice
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1 6 oz can tomato paste
DIRECTIONS
In a large pot, warm olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook until almost translucent. Add garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add ground meat, break up, and cook until done. Drain excess fat. Stir in chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper to taste. Add canned kidney beans (juice and all), diced tomatoes, and tomato paste. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil then simmer on low heat for 20 minutes. Start to finish this takes me 35 minutes to prepare. And it is even better as leftovers.
[…] A good classic chili. Use ground turkey, ground beef, or mix and match beans to make it meatless. Check it out here! […]
[…] In my conversations with people about good nutrition, I’ve heard a variety of interpretations of what it means to eat real food. Many people are uncertain about the best way to determine if food is real or not. For some food or food-like foods, it is obvious they aren’t real. What about foods that sound like they should be real, but aren’t? For example, chili from a restaurant. I found the below image at Wendy’s online listing the ingredients in their chili. Much more than just real ingredients. Some of which I can’t even pronounce. And why is there milk and soy in chili? For a chili that is real food, see my go-to chili recipe. […]
[…] In my conversations with people about good nutrition, I’ve heard a variety of interpretations of what it means to eat real food. Many people are uncertain about the best way to determine if food is real or not. For some food or food-like foods, it is obvious they aren’t real. What about foods that sound like they should be real, but aren’t? For example, chili from a restaurant. I found the below image at Wendy’s online listing the ingredients in their chili. Much more than just real ingredients. Some of which I can’t even pronounce. And why is there milk and soy in chili? For a chili that is real food, see my go-to chili recipe. […]