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Bowl full of chili topped with shredded cheese, avocado, jalapeños, and parsley.
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The Best Ground Beef Chili

Warm up with the best ground beef chili recipe. Cozy, hearty, and packed with nourishing ingredients, this chili is perfect for fall and winter.
Course Main Course, Soup
Keyword chili, crockpot, ground beef, slow cooker, soup, stove top
Servings 6
Author Sarah

Equipment

  • 1 Large pot optional
  • 1 Slow cooker optional
  • 1 strainer
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 chef's knife
  • 1 measuring cup 2 cups
  • teaspoons 1, 1/2, and 1/4
  • 1 tablespoon
  • 1 ladle
  • 1 spatula or wooden spoon

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 white onion chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper diced
  • 1 jalapeno diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1/4 cup parsley fresh and chopped
  • 3 Tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp oregano
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper optional
  • 28 oz diced tomatoes
  • 16 oz tomato sauce
  • 16 oz kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 16 oz pinto beans drained and rinsed
  • 16 oz beef bone broth
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Slow Cooker Instructions

  • 1. Either on the stovetop or on the brown setting(if available) in your crockpot, brown the ground beef with a pinch of salt.
  • 2. Now add in your onion, green pepper, jalapeno, garlic, parsley, and a pinch of salt, and sauté until the onion begins to soften.
  • 3. Add all of your spices(chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, and cayenne) and toast your spices for 30 seconds.
  • 4. If cooked on the stovetop, add everything to your crockpot and set it on low for 8 hours. If cooked in your crockpot, change the setting to cook on low for 8 hours.
  • 5. Add in your diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans, pinto beans, broth, salt, and pepper.
  • 6. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
  • 7. Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips, jalapeños, avocado, or whatever your heart desires. Enjoy!

Stove-Top Instructions

  • 1. Over medium heat, in a large pot, cook your ground beef.
  • 2. After your beef is cooked through, add in your onions, green pepper, jalapeno, garlic, and parsley…sauté until the onion becomes soft.
  • 3. Next, you want to toast your spices by adding in your chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano, and cayenne(optional) and sautéing until fragrant…about 30-60 seconds.
  • 4. After your spices are fragrant you will add in the remaining ingredients. Diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans, pinto beans, broth, salt, and pepper. Bring everything to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15-30 minutes.
  • 5. Serve with any toppings you desire like cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips, jalapeños, or avocado. Enjoy!