Simple Chili

lucid501's Note:

This comes from a Betty Crocker cookbook of One Dish Meals and it is so yummy! Its easy to make too, most of the time is for simmering. This is really mild, but could be a great starting point for a spicier chili. ZWT 3: U.S. (chili) and Mexican/tex-mex/S.W. (variation)

• Total Time: 1 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (15 -16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained or 1 (15 -16 ounce) can pinto beans, if desired

Directions:

1. Cook beef, onion and garlic in 3 qt saucepan until beef is brown.
2. Stir in remaining ingredients except beans.
3. Heat to boiling, reduce heat to low.
4. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
5. Stir in beans.
6. Heat to boiling, reduce heat to low.
7. Simmer uncovered about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until desired thickness.
8. To freeze for OAMC: Let chili cool to room temperature and then place into quart-size freezer bag. Remove air and freeze flat on a cookie sheet. Once frozen, can be stored in freezer standing up or stacked horizontally.
9. To serve, thaw in fridge overnight and then transfer to a pot and reheat over medium low heat until heated through.

Reviews

[Momma3ddd]

Super yummy served over Frito's!
I didn't have onion, but did have French Onion soup which I added to the recipe. My girls loved it!!

[Chef shapeweaver ©]

I made this on 6/25/10 for mine and SO's dinner. I wanted to be sure that there was enough for leftovers so it was made as follows, 1 1/2 lbs. ground beef was browned with 3/4 th cup of chopped sweet onion. Also used 2 14 1/2 ounce cans of fired roasted diced tomatoes with garlic. I used 10 ounces of tomato sauce, 1 1/2 Tablespoon of chili powder, 1 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin, and S & P to taste. The chili was simmered for about an hour, then 2 cans of kidney beans were drained, rinsed, then added. Then it was simmered for about 10 to 15 minutes more. The taste was very good, and I can see where this basic recipe has alot of possibilities to make to suit your families needs. This will be made again. Thank you for posting and, " Keep Smiling :) "

[Chef #1433957]

Great chili, tasty & easy to make. I substituted sweet italian turkey sausage for the ground beef. Nice flavor boost and probably a little healthier to boot!