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Beef and Bean Chili
Ingredients
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2
pounds lean ground beef
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2
large onions, chopped (2 cups)
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6
cloves garlic, minced
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2
- 4
jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely chopped
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2
tablespoons chili powder
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2
teaspoons ground cumin
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1
15 ounce can tomato sauce
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2
cups water
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3
15 - 16 ounce can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
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1/4
cup chopped fresh cilantro
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1
ounce semisweet chocolate, chopped
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1/2
teaspoon salt
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4
cups corn chips
Directions
1. In a Dutch oven brown beef over medium heat; drain off fat. Add onions, garlic, and peppers to pan; cook about 5 minutes or until almost tender. Add the chili powder and cumin; cook for 1 minute, until fragrant. Add tomato sauce and water; bring to boiling. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
2. Mash one-third of the beans. Stir all beans into chili. Return to simmering; cook about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in the chopped cilantro, chocolate and salt until chocolate is melted. Serve topped with corn chips.
From the Test Kitchen
- Note Because hot chile peppers, such as jalapenos, contain volatile oils that can burn skin and eyes, avoid direct contact with them as much as possible. When working with chile peppers, wear plastic or rubber gloves. If your bare hands touch the peppers, wash your hands well with soap and water.
Nutrition Facts
(Beef and Bean Chili)
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- Calories 389,
- Protein (gm) 28,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 20,
- Fat, total (gm) 22,
- Cholesterol (mg) 85,
- Saturated fat (gm) 8,
- Monosaturated fat (gm) 9,
- Polyunsaturated fat (gm) 1,
- Trans fatty acid (gm) 1,
- Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 6,
- Sugar, total (gm) 7,
- Vitamin A (IU) 3401,
- Vitamin C (mg) 1,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 7,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
- Folate (µg) 48,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 3,
- Sodium (mg) 370,
- Potassium (mg) 954,
- Calcium (DV %) 71,
- Iron (DV %) 5,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Top Brands
Needed more chili powder and cumin. Heat level was fine, but my husband added some Tobasco chiptole for additional heat and flavor. Amount of chocolate was perfect. We are not big kidney bean fans so substituted pintos. Also prefer chili on the "soup" side, so didn't mash beans and only used 1 can of pinto beans(could have used an additional can and I would choose black to add to complexity of the dish)
11/3/2011 11:26:22 AM Report AbuseLove this chili recipe! Easy and uses some of my fav ingredients...chocolate and cilantro...yummy!
10/15/2011 10:19:48 AM Report AbuseThe chili was easy to make and delicious. Loved it!
9/27/2011 12:43:51 AM Report Abuse