My Hearty Chili
Everyone loves my hearty ground beef and bean chili!
Yield
6 servingsPrep
15 minCook
60 minReady
75 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
ground beef, lean
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 1 | medium |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | medium |
sweet red bell peppers
green or red, finely chopped |
*
|
| 16 | ounces |
kidney beans, canned
drained |
|
| 16 | ounces |
tomatoes, canned
drained, chopped |
|
| 8 | ounces |
tomato sauce
|
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
minced |
|
| 1 | small |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
black pepper
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cumin
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
basil
dried |
*
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
oregano
crushed |
|
| 2 to 3 | teaspoons |
chili powder
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
ground beef, lean
|
|
| 15 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 1 | medium |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | medium |
sweet red bell peppers
green or red, finely chopped |
*
|
| 462.4 | ml/g |
kidney beans, canned
drained |
|
| 462.4 | ml/g |
tomatoes, canned
drained, chopped |
|
| 231.2 | ml/g |
tomato sauce
|
|
| 1 | clove |
garlic
minced |
|
| 1 | small |
bay leaves
|
*
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 5 | ml |
black pepper
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cumin
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
basil
dried |
*
|
| 1.3 | ml |
oregano
crushed |
|
|
chili powder
|
|
Directions
In a heavy pot, melt butter.
Crumble the ground beef into pot. Cook a few minutes until meat is no longer pink. Remove.
To the pot, add onion and pepper.
Cook a few minutes, stirring, until vegetables are soft.
Add meat. Stir to combine.
Add remaining ingredients.
Heat to a boil. Reduce heat.
Cook, stirring occasionally, at least 45 minutes.
Remove bay leaf.
Serve immediately.
