Shredded cheese sprinkled on a hot bowl of chili.
I don't have the patience to cook chili for hours like many insist is imperative for a good chili. And I don't care to have chili that is so friggin' hot I can't taste it because my taste-buds are paralyzed with capsaicin overload. This recipe is a regular here because it's fast and easy; even more important, it doesn't rock Rodney's world in a bad way.
You'll probably want to click the Chili link below for the original since I just use the Better Homes and Gardens recipe as a guide and typically stick with the modifications as follows.
1.5 lbs. lean ground beef
1-2 c chopped onion (1-2 large)
1 c chopped red bell pepper (1 large), if on hand
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 15-to 16-ounce cans kidney beans, pinto beans and/or black beans, rinsed and drained
3 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1 c water
3 heaping tbsp chili powder
1 tsp dried basil, crushed
1/2 tsp black pepper
In a 4-quart Dutch oven cook ground beef, onion, sweet pepper, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender; drain fat.
1-2 c chopped onion (1-2 large)
1 c chopped red bell pepper (1 large), if on hand
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 15-to 16-ounce cans kidney beans, pinto beans and/or black beans, rinsed and drained
3 14 1/2-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1 c water
3 heaping tbsp chili powder
1 tsp dried basil, crushed
1/2 tsp black pepper
In a 4-quart Dutch oven cook ground beef, onion, sweet pepper, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender; drain fat.
Stir in kidney beans, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, chili powder, basil, and black pepper.
Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Makes 8 servings (12 cups)
We like to sprinkle some Mexican blend cheese on it and eat it with tortilla chips. Yummy!!
Fast, easy, pretty cheap, did it tons of times before and will again.
ground beef: $3/lb
onion (2 large): $0.68
pepper (1 large): $0.50
kidney beans: $0.75
pinto beans: $0.75
black beans: $0.75
diced tomatoes: $0.68
tomato sauce: $0.75
Grand total: $9.36 or $1.17 per 1.5 cups. Usually there is enough for us to eat this twice, we eat it for dinner one day and put the other half in the freezer for an extremely easy dinner later. What can I say, we really put away some chili.
diced tomatoes: $0.68
tomato sauce: $0.75
Grand total: $9.36 or $1.17 per 1.5 cups. Usually there is enough for us to eat this twice, we eat it for dinner one day and put the other half in the freezer for an extremely easy dinner later. What can I say, we really put away some chili.
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