615 ground beef chili recipes

Mary's chili for wimps is a four-ingredient crockpot chili with ground beef, kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, and a seasoning packet. Dump it all in and walk away. Mild and easy.

Baked spaghetti casserole with a Tex-Mex lean: ground beef, tomato sauce, cumin, and green chilies under a melty cheddar top. A cheesy, make-ahead weeknight bake.

Microwave tostada casserole with seasoned ground beef, green chilies, Monterey Jack cheese, and crushed taco shells. A quick Mexican-style weeknight dinner in 45 minutes.

Lighthouse casserole packs ground beef, kidney beans, macaroni, creamed corn, mushrooms, and olives in a chili-tomato sauce. A big-batch freezer-friendly weeknight casserole.

Cheesy chili over corn chips with ground beef, tomatoes, chili powder, and melted cheddar stirred in until gooey. Half nachos, half chili bowl, and ready in about 30 minutes.

Three homemade cold-smoked beef salami recipes: classic peppercorn, Southwestern chili-cumin, and Italian with basil and Parmesan. Cured, rolled, and smoked from scratch.

Beef rellenos stuff fire-roasted chilies with seasoned ground beef, dip them in airy egg-foam batter, then pan-fry until golden. A traditional Mexican stuffed pepper appetizer or main dish.

Loose ground beef simmered in a tangy ketchup-chili sauce with mustard and onions, spooned onto soft buns. This old-school Midwestern tavern sandwich is a 25-minute weeknight hero the whole family will devour.

Homemade crispy tacos with seasoned ground beef, cheese, and diced tomatoes folded in flour tortillas and pan-fried golden. Crunchy on the outside, melty on the inside.

One-skillet beef and barley with ground beef, tomatoes, and chili sauce simmered until the barley is tender. A quick, hearty weeknight dinner in 30 minutes.

Five-ingredient dump-and-simmer chili ready in 35 minutes. Lean ground beef, kidney beans, tomato soup, onion, and chili powder. That's it. Dinner, done.

Aunt Lucille's tamale pie with ground beef, cornmeal, canned corn, and chili powder baked until golden. A dump-and-stir casserole with a spicy tomato-butter sauce on top.

Australian Dinkum Chili packs cubed sirloin, ground beef, ground pork, and bacon into a beer-braised, slow-simmered pot with ground chiles and a touch of brown sugar. Three meats, one legendary bowl.

Hearty ground beef chili loaded with kidney beans, green chiles, tomato paste, and a generous amount of garlic and onion. A thick, satisfying weeknight chili that simmers in just 20 minutes.

New Mexico chili soup with browned ground beef, onions, tomatoes, fresh roasted green chiles, and warm cumin. A long-simmered Southwestern bowl that gets better the longer it cooks.

Five-ingredient crockpot chili with ground beef, kidney beans, tomato soup, chili powder, and ketchup. A dump-and-go slow cooker recipe that simmers 8 to 10 hours on low for a thick, no-fuss weekday dinner.