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    Home » Recipes » Weeknight Dinner » Best Ever Chili Recipe

    Best Ever Chili Recipe

    Published: Mar 19, 2019 Modified: Jun 9, 2021 by GG

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    There's nothing quite so comforting as having the Best Ever Chili Recipe simmering on the stove top when there's a chill in the air. With just a few basic ingredients and ready in about 30 minutes, your family, and you, will love when it's beef chili night!

    There's nothing quite so comforting as having the Best Ever Chili Recipe simmering on the stove top when there's a chill in the air. With just a few basic ingredients our ground beef chili with beans will be ready in about 30 minutes. Everyone will love when it's beef chili night!

    Everyone will love when Best Ever Chili is on the dinner menu. With just a few basic ingredients and ready in 30 minutes, chili night never tasted so good!

    Beef Chili Recipe

    Everyone needs to have a Best Ever Chili Recipe in their dinner line up that can be on the table in about 30 minutes on those busy weeknights. It's been said that people typically make the same recipes over and over again, week after week. I've heard this to be true and since that's the case, you must add this Best Ever Chili to your dinner line up!

    Just pick up a package of ground beef on your way home and with a few basic ingredients such as onion, garlic and some spices, along with items you can keep in your pantry, beans, salsa, tomato sauce and tomato paste, a delicious comfort food dinner will be on the table in no time at all!

    Everyone will love when Best Ever Chili is on the dinner menu. With just a few basic ingredients and ready in 30 minutes, chili night never tasted so good!

    Looking to cook up a ground beef chili recipe where the rice cooks together with the chili in the same pot? Then you'll want to give our One Pot Chili with Rice recipe a try too!

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    Fresh green jalapenos from the farmers market.

    What Toppings Go With Chili?

    If you're anything like me, your chili toppings are so very important! Some of my favorite toppings that go with chili are:

    • Avocado
    • Black olives
    • Cilantro
    • Corn chips, like Fritos!
    • Guacamole
    • Jalapenos
    • Picante sauce
    • Queso fresco
    • Red onion
    • Salsa
    • Salsa verde
    • Scallions
    • Shredded Cheese
    • Shredded lettuce
    • Sour cream
    • Tomatoes
    • Tortilla chips, crushed, of course

    Ingredients you will need to make this recipe

    • ground beef
    • onion
    • chili powder
    • cumin
    • kosher salt
    • kidney beans
    • salsa
    • green chiles
    • tomato paste

    What Side Dishes Go With Chili?

    So once you pile up your toppings on your bowl of chili, you may want a side dish or two to round out your meal.

    Jalapeno Cucumber Margaritas are a twist on the classic margarita cocktail. Spicy jalapenos and refreshing cucumbers flavor a margarita mixture lending the perfect balance of heat and coolness to our easy margarita recipe.

    Perhaps while your chili is simmering you might want to sip on a cocktail. Jalapeno Cucumber Margaritas are a twist on the classic margarita cocktail. Spicy jalapenos and refreshing cucumbers flavor a margarita mixture lending the perfect balance of heat and coolness to our easy margarita recipe.

    Cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread is as quick and easy to make as it is beautiful and yummy! Start with a corn muffin mix with a few stir-ins, top with jalapenos, scallions and cheese, pop in the oven and in minutes you’ll be ready to serve up a mighty fine cornbread!

    Cheesy Jalapeno Cornbread is as quick and easy to make as it is beautiful and yummy! Start with a corn muffin mix with a few stir-ins, top with jalapenos, scallions and cheese, pop in the oven and in minutes you’ll be ready to serve up a mighty fine cornbread!

    This homemade Chili Lime Vinaigrette will have your taste buds dancing as the fresh tangy flavor of lime combines with a hint of chili spice! #homemadesaladdressing #easyrecipe #vinaigrette #chilipowder #lime #cilantro #saladdressing #homemade #homemadevinaigrette #swirlsofflavor

    A salad is always a good accompaniment with any dinner. Make it simple and just toss romaine lettuce, cucumbers and radishes, or just lettuce, with our Chili Lime Vinaigrette for a refreshing side dish. Trust me when I say, Chili Lime Vinaigrette will have your taste buds dancing. The fresh tangy flavor of lime combines with a hint of chili spice in your soon-to-be favorite homemade vinaigrette!

    And don't forget dessert! Chipotle Brownies is perfect for the chocolate lovers in your life. With a creamy chocolate ganache on top and a hint of spice inside Chipotle Brownies will be the grand finale at your Cinco de Mayo fiesta! We've got Mojito Key Lime Bars for those who prefer a fruity dessert that will make you pucker! All the flavors of summer and a Mojito together in a dessert bar. Even better, it’s non-alcoholic so everyone can enjoy a taste! Let the feista begin! Ole!

    Maybe it's been a long day and you need to have a homemade dessert tonight too. Chipotle Brownies, an easy homemade brownie, is the way to go. With a creamy chocolate ganache on top and a hint of spice inside Chipotle Brownies will be the sweet treat that completes your chili dinner! 

    Everyone will love when Best Ever Chili is on the dinner menu. With just a few basic ingredients and ready in 30 minutes, chili night never tasted so good!
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    Best Ever Chili Recipe

    There's nothing quite so comforting as having the Best Ever Chili Recipe simmering on the stove top when there's a chill in the air. With just a few basic ingredients and ready in about 30 minutes, your family, and you, will love when it's beef chili night!
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Mexican
    Keyword chili, ground beef chili
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 35 minutes
    Total Time 45 minutes
    Servings 6
    Calories 316kcal
    Author Gwynn Galvin

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ lbs. ground beef
    • 1 cup chopped onion
    • 2 cloves garlic ,minced
    • 1 Tbs. chili powder
    • 1 tsp. ground cumin
    • ½ tsp. kosher salt
    • 1 can (29 ounces) red kidney beans ,drained and rinsed
    • 1 jar (15.5 ounces) salsa
    • 1 can (4.5 ounces) chopped green chiles
    • ¼ cup tomato paste

    Instructions

    • Cook ground beef, onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin and salt in sauce pot over medium-high heat until beef is browned.
    • Stir in beans, salsa, green chiles and tomato paste and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 25 minutes, stirring occasionally
    • Top with sour cream, cilantro leaves, sliced scallions, shredded cheese and jalapeno slices.

    Notes

    Makes 8 cups

    Nutrition

    Calories: 316kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 348mg | Potassium: 496mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 572IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 3mg

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    Gwynn Galvin, known to many as GG, is the creative and talented chef and nutritionist behind Swirls of Flavor. Gwynn is an award-winning culinary professional with over twenty five years of recipe development, food styling, test kitchen management and culinary innovation experience. Gwynn's passion is gathering people around the table with her simple real food recipes to savor the moments together.

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