No Bean Beef Chili

  4.2 – 23 reviews  • Chili
Level: Easy
Total: 5 hr 20 min
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 5 hr
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

  1. 2 tablespoons canola oil
  2. 1 (3 pound) beef chuck roast, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  3. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  4. 2 medium onions, chopped
  5. 1 small jalapeno, chopped
  6. 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon chile powder, divided
  7. 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  8. 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  9. 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  10. 1 (28-ounce) can chopped tomatoes, strained, juice reserved
  11. 1/2 cup sour cream
  12. 1 teaspoon lime juice
  13. 1 teaspoon hot sauce
  14. Special equipment: slow cooker

Instructions

  1. Put a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil. Working in batches, add the beef to the skillet, season with salt and pepper, and cook until it is well browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
  2. To the slow cooker sleeve, add the onions, jalapenos, 1 tablespoon chile powder, cinnamon, red pepper flakes, garlic, and strained tomatoes (reserve the juice). Add the seared beef to the slow cooker. Pour the reserved tomato juice into the skillet, scrape up any browned bits, and pour into the slow cooker. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours.
  3. In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, remaining 1 teaspoon chile powder, lime juice, and hot sauce and mix until well blended. Keep covered in the refrigerator until the chili is done and ready to serve.
  4. Taste and adjust the seasoning. (Reserve 2 cups for the Round 2 Recipe Beef and Bean Burritos). Serve garnished with the sour cream mixture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 4 servings
Calories 614
Total Fat 31 g
Saturated Fat 11 g
Carbohydrates 17 g
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Sugar 9 g
Protein 71 g
Cholesterol 220 mg
Sodium 1492 mg

Reviews

Marilyn Morris DDS
Chili con carne without cumin is simply unthinkable.
Carl Jones
Made this for a church chili cook off. I doubled it except I used 5 pounds of meat and 3 onions. I won “Best use of heat”. Thanks I will make it again just cut the red peper flakes and chili pounder in half.
Walter Thomas
R u kidding….
Cinnamon in Texas chili.
Have you ever been to TX, Miss Sandra?
This episode is just a Yankeefied version….of everything on the menu.
Think I’ll be skipping Everything.
Cornbread with sugar? Yuk!
Courtney Wright
This recipe is very tasty, Thanks to the reviews I was reading I added the entire jalapeno and only half of the seeds because I do not like too spicy food, and I cut two small onions in very small pieces same with the garlic so my kid will not notice she is eating onions and garlic, I put in on low at 5pm and at 8pm I did not like the flavor,I had to go to sleep so I added 1 cup of water and my husband turned off at 5am, leaving it 12 hours cooking was good, this is the best no bean chili recipe and the sour cream is awesome, this goes great with saltine crackers and corn tortillas! I will make this recipe again soon!!
Amanda Acosta
The sour cream topper was great. the Stew was not a chili. Adding some tomato paste and such to make a thick hearty chili would have made it great. 2 onions are a lot and I would up the amount of chili power or something to increase the taste and heat.
Ms. Emily Garza
I’m definitely no chef but our church is having a chili cook-off so I thought I’d try it. This recipe looked simple enough. It seemed that 1 28 oz can of Tomatoes wasn’t enough. It wasn’t soupy like chili I’d had in the past. It was more like seasoned beef. Maybe I’ll try to save it by adding more tomatoes or putting it on a tortilla and calling it a taco.
Theresa Lee
Made the recipe except added red peppers per suggestion. I made it a little too spicy as I used the entire jalapeño including the seeds. Next time I will leave out the seeds
Justin Bell Jr.
Made this today for the first time for the Superbowl and it turned out great! I didn’t change a thing. This is a keeper!
Teresa Young
The cinnamon scared me off so I didn’t use it. I used extra lean stew beef-little more expensive, but it’s already cut and packaged. Instead of using one large can of tomatoes, I used two 14.5-oz cans-one petit cut diced tomatoes and one diced tomatoes (zesty chili style. I decreased the amount of chili powder since I used the zesty tomatoes. I added a small can of tomato sauce. I cooked it on the stove-top because I got a late start. Delicious!
Laura Robertson
Oh so good! Made a few changes, of course. Did it on the stove top because I had no time to prep the night before. No cinnamon, I hate it in savory dishes. Added an 8 oz of tomato sauce and rinsed the cans for some liquid. Shook some hot sauce in. Perfect yummy dish for the super bowl. Oh, baked some biscuits too. Rocked!!

 

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