Melanie’s Chili

  4.5 – 88 reviews  • Beef Chili Recipes

A quick, simple, and delectable lunch may be made with crushed red pepper flakes, canned apricots, pineapple pieces, and frozen stir-fry vegetables. Serve with your preferred rice dish. I advise eating coconut rice.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 pound ground beef
  2. 1 onion, chopped
  3. 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
  4. 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  5. 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans
  6. 1 teaspoon chili powder
  7. 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  8. ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  9. 1 teaspoon minced garlic

Instructions

  1. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, cook beef and onion until meat is no longer pink. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, chili powder, cumin, cayenne and garlic. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 452 kcal
Carbohydrate 54 g
Cholesterol 47 mg
Dietary Fiber 18 g
Protein 30 g
Saturated Fat 5 g
Sodium 524 mg
Sugars 6 g
Fat 13 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Erica Coleman
This is my go to chili!
Elizabeth Chaney
I loved it and it was super easy!!! I added cheese and hot sauce after. My husband and son loved it also so that’s a win!! I doubled the beans and a few of the seasonings after reading other reviews
Linda Nguyen
Crazy good. But I also made major changes. I used this as a base recipe and added jalapeños,extra garlic and chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
Ryan Barry
I just made this chili tonight , for dinner.It came together quickly and easily. I added a small can of green chilis, ’cause that’s how I roll. It was delicious! I will make this again and again. I had mine with sour cream , Fritos and cheddar cheese. (See pic)
Kimberly Ramsey
The best chili I’ve had in a long time. simple and quick. Had just the right heat. Served over spaghetti noodles. Will be my new favorite chili recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Kimberly Hart
would make again easy fast and good
Sean Jones
I used 2 cans fire roasted tomatoes, one small can tom sauce and one small can diced green chilies. Very good
Patricia Santiago
Simple quick and delicious. A quick meal in under 30 minutes. taste great
Jillian Dunn
Too sweet for me and my family. More like a meat sauce than a chili.
John Powell
Very easy to assemble and tasty! I added white beans to this recipe and probably would not add them again. But overall a perfect meal when you’re in a rush
Earl Maldonado
Great recipe! Only thing I added was green and red peppers. Thanks for sharing !
Emily Morales
I added a little bit more spice and cooked pintos beans in multi cooker. This chili was the best I’ve ever made! My husband was bragging about it the night I made it. 2 days later, and he’s still eating it and commented. Again about how good it is. I will make this again and again. It’s so easy!
William Avery V
Actually, my husband made this a for Super Bowl party. He couldn’t believe how easy and delicious it turned out. He did add extra garlic and cumin. I know it’s going to be a hit tonight at the party. I hope this inspires him to cook more often – ha ha!
Jonathan Campbell
I made it just as the recipe stated. I did double and glad I did. It was so very good! Glad I have leftovers. This will be my go to chili.
Stephanie Hammond
very good but I had to add a more liquid for some reason. Fast and flavorful. I did drizzle in a little A1 steak sauce and Frank’s hot sauce in the last 5 minutes. This is my goto chilli. Mmm mmmmm
Matthew Huff
Great basic recipe. Added a little cinnamon and bone broth for a little more depth of flavor. I like my chilli a little thinner. Good taste, will make it again.
Jasmine Holt
Wow! I have been using chili spice packets from the store for years and the chili was always just OK. My husband asked for chili one night and I didn’t have a packet on hand. Well, I am so glad I found this recipe! way better than the packets and almost as easy! Thank you for sharing!
George Espinoza
Really relish! I made it a few months back as written and it was very good! Tonight I’m making it with ground turkey instead of beef! I also add bell peppers and sauté them with the meat and onions and it’s so yummy!
Joann Gallagher
Delicious …!!
Wesley Briggs
Basic chili recipe, Next time I would add chopped green pepper to the meat and onions to give it more flavor. Was a tad bland.
Austin Cross
OMG I couldn’t stop eating this, it was so GOOD! Only made a couple of changes but only because of what I had or didn’t have on hand. I didn’t have a can of tomatoes so I chopped a whole tomatoe and added a can of tomatoe soup and the can of tomatoe sauce. I also doubled the spices because it didn’t look like enough; so glad I did. I simmered for longer then the 20 minutes though because it was too runny at 20 minutes. Served over a bed of rice… yummy. I might never go back to my recipe again.

 

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