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Chili
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 15 mins Cook: 20 mins
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Chili
Ingredients
  • 1
    pound lean ground beef
  • 1/2
    cup chopped green sweet pepper (1 small)
  • 1/2
    cup chopped onion (1 medium)
  • 4
    cloves garlic, minced
  • 1
    15 ounce can tomato sauce
  • 1
    15 ounce can red kidney beans, undrained
  • 1
    14 1/2 ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 - 3
    teaspoons chili powder
  • 1/2
    teaspoon salt
  • 1/2
    teaspoon dried basil, crushed
  • 1/4
    teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
  • Chopped onion (optional)
  • Dairy sour cream (optional)
  • Crushed red pepper (optional)
Directions

1. In a 3-quart saucepan cook and stir ground beef, sweet pepper, 1/2 cup chopped onion, and the garlic over medium heat until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.

2. Stir in tomato sauce, undrained beans, undrained tomatoes, chili powder, salt, basil, and black pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. To serve, ladle chili into bowls. If desired, top each serving with cheese, chopped onion, and/or sour cream and pass crushed red pepper. Makes 4 main-dish servings.

From the Test Kitchen
  • Variation Chili for Two:Prepare as above, except divide all ingredients in half.
  • Variation Cincinnati-Style Chili:Prepare as above, except omit sweet pepper, basil, and optional garnishes. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper with the tomato sauce. To serve, place 1/2 cup hot cooked spaghetti on each of 4 serving plates; make an indentation in center of each portion. Top each serving with some of the chili, 1 to 2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese, 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped onion, and/or 1/4 cup additional kidney beans.
Nutrition Facts (Chili)
  • Servings Per Recipe 4,
  • Calories 381,
  • Protein (gm) 32,
  • Carbohydrate (gm) 35,
  • Fat, total (gm) 15,
  • Cholesterol (mg) 71,
  • Saturated fat (gm) 6,
  • Dietary Fiber, total (gm) 9,
  • Sodium (mg) 1265,
  • Potassium (mg) 905,
  • Calcium (DV %) 111,
  • Iron (DV %) 5,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (10)
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angel91782 wrote:

My husband loves it! It's a very basic recipe, so it's fun to experiment with different spices, and ingredients. I also use morning star farms meal starter beef crumbles to make it vegetarian, but still has that heartiness chilli should have.

1/1/2012 11:14:34 AM Report Abuse
Prevost wrote:

LOVED it! Delicious and simple ... a keeper in the recipe box! Comfort food, served ours with corn bread! Yum!

10/29/2011 07:18:25 AM Report Abuse
cravens08 wrote:

This was the plainest chili I have ever made. Won't make again. Kept adding chili powder.

10/4/2011 05:44:13 PM Report Abuse
jbattagl1 wrote:

This was good - I would make it again. 4 out of 4 people in my family enjoyed it.

9/29/2011 05:48:59 PM Report Abuse
princessmom5 wrote:

I made this chili and we devoured it so quickly because it was so delicious that I have to make more of it. My husband said that he couldn't eat enough of it. We just loved it. I am making more today and even our friends enjoyed it.

1/25/2011 07:10:55 AM Report Abuse
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