This simple stovetop chili recipe yields a really meaty, thick stew. Leave out the tomato paste for a thinner chili. For a chili soup, use 1 can (16 ounces) of tomatoes with liquid, 1 beef bouillon cube, 1/2 cup water, and skip the tomato paste and sauce.
| Prep Time: | 5 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 15 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 onion, finely diced
- ¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans, drained
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- ½ teaspoon seasoning salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain excess fat, and crumble. Stir in onion, green pepper, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and chili beans. Season with chili powder, hot sauce, seasoning salt, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder.
- Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until desired consistency (at least 1 hour for best flavor).
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 417 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 25 g |
| Cholesterol | 85 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 7 g |
| Protein | 27 g |
| Saturated Fat | 10 g |
| Sodium | 1098 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 25 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
the best chili ive ever had, and let me tell you ive had alot of chili
I add Rotel diced chilies and red pepper flakes. This is my to recipe for chili.
I added 1 – 28oz can crushed tomatoes, 1-15oz diced tomatoes with the tomato paste. It was delicious & still very thick & hearty! Definitely a keeper!!
More like a chunky spaghetti sauce than a chili. Will not be making it again.
This is one of my go-to’s for a quick and hearty meal. I’ve always received compliments with this chili. Although I’m a Texan, I add beans (the shock…. the horror) for heartiness. I double the beans! We love to top the chili with sour cream and Fritos. I don’t always add the green peppers. This recipes never fails!
Very good and easy! I used two jalapeños along with the bell pepper in mine because we prefer spicier food. I let it simmer on the stove for almost two hours. I also cooked my ground beef with the onion and some garlic because it’s habit/aka what my mom always did.
I followed nothing of this recipe except the cooking method, and even that i tweaked by carmelizing some onions and garlic along with fresh ginger prior to cooking the beef, so the beef was cooked with those three ingredients. Even the spice list i didnt follow closely.
This was a very quick and easy recipe to follow and it turned out great! I modified it a littl
Made in cast iron skillet with venison.
Skillet Chili Haiku: “Missed the tomatoes. Just paste and sauce, not for us. Tasted pretty good.” We eat ALOT of chili in our house, just about every Mon. trying out a new chili recipe, so I’m always happy to test out a new one. This skillet chili was very easy to prepare, and while this sounds cliche to say, it really didn’t have that much depth. I don’t need my chilis to have wacky, out-there ingredients to enjoy them, but nothing about this one was really mind-blowing. A decent chili that would be better on top of fries or a hot dog.
I have been making this chili every winter for about three years and I just can’t get over how delicious it is! I don’t change a thing- it’s perfect as written. I serve it with a salad and cornbread … a perfect meal for a cold New England night!
My family can’t get enough of this chile. I usually triple the recipe, and they STILL fight over it!
Very easy recipe… I changed it a lot because I’m overseas, plus I like to personalize. Instead of adding the seasoning after browning and crumbling the meat, I seasoned the meat while browning. I also minced 3 garlic cloves and added it in with the tomato paste and also added red & green chili peppers & coriander.
Great chili. I used a cup of beef bouillon instead of the tomato paste and had no tomato sauce so I used a can of tomato soup. Used half green and red pepper. Next time I will half the red pepper but overall, loved this. Did not have sour cream in the house to cool it down a little. Thanks
Not a bad chili at all. I subbed a can of tomato soup for the paste cuz we like sissy chili. Also charred a bag of frozen vegetables to add. Oh, also added garlic, cannot eat chili without some garlic cooked in. 🙂
We loved it! Instead of tomato sauce I used a can of stewed tomatoes. I added some graded cheddar a dollop of sour cream as a garnish. Really good!
It was very good! Thick like my husband likes with a bit of beans for me!
Omitted hot sauce so others could add it
I definitely like this chili!!! Of course I made a small change, dropped the paste and added a 15 oz. can of diced tomatoes!!! Otherwise followed exactly! Loved it! Thanks!!!!!!
This was an awesome chili recipe! Just enough heat and great flavor!
GREAT! I added a can of sweet cream corn.