Best 19 Simple Chili Recipes

SIMPLE, PERFECT CHILI

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a large pot and throw in the garlic. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain off the excess fat, and then pour in the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt and cayenne. Stir together well, cover, and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. If the mixture becomes overly dry, add 1/2 cup water at a time as needed.
• After an hour, place the masa harina in a small bowl. Add 1/2 cup water and stir together with a fork. Dump the masa mixture into the chili. Stir together well, and then taste and adjust the seasonings. Add more masa paste and/or water to get the chili to your preferred consistency, or to add more corn flavor. Add the beans and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with shredded Cheddar, chopped onions, tortilla chips and lime wedges.

SIMPLE TURKEY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Place turkey in the pot, and cook until evenly brown. Stir in onion, and cook until tender.
• Pour water into the pot. Mix in tomatoes, kidney beans, and garlic. Season chili powder, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, cumin, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

SIMPLE CHILI

Steps:

• In a 2 quart saucepan, brown hamburger in vegetable oil. Add onion and garlic, and cook until the onion is soft. Pour off any excess fat.
• Stir in beans, crushed tomatoes, chili powder, and vinegar. Salt and pepper to taste. Heat to boiling, and reduce heat. Cover, and simmer 30 minutes.

SIMPLE WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat a deep skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil, then onion, poblano pepper, and garlic. Saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add chicken broth, shredded chicken, navy beans, corn, cumin, chili powder, pepper, and salt; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes.

SIMPLE BEEF CHILI FROM AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in large heavy-bottomed nonreactive Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking, 3 to 4 minutes. Add onions, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, cumin, coriander, pepper flakes, oregano, and cayenne; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add half the beef; cook, breaking up pieces with wooden spoon, until no longer pink and just beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add remaining beef and cook, breaking up pieces with wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3 to 4 minutes. 2. Add beans, tomatoes, tomato puree, and 1/2 teaspoon salt; bring to boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour. Remove cover and continue to simmer 1 hour longer, stirring occasionally (if chili begins to stick to bottom of pot, stir in 1/2 cup water and continue to simmer), until beef is tender and chili is dark, rich, and slightly thickened. Adjust seasoning with additional salt. Serve with lime wedges and condiments if desired. Slow Cooker Option: At the end of step 1, transfer the cooked beef mixture to a slow cooker; add the rest of the ingredients as directed in step 2. Cook the chili on the high setting for four hours.

POPA'S SIMPLE WHITE CHILI

Steps:

• Crumble ground turkey into a Dutch oven over medium heat; cook and stir until turkey is browned, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease.
• Stir chicken base and boiling water together in a bowl until base is dissolved; pour over cooked ground turkey. Add Great Northern beans, enchilada sauce, green chiles, chopped onion, granulated garlic, cumin, and oregano; stir well. Simmer until flavors have blended, about 1 hour. Spoon chili into bowls.
• Combine cilantro and diced onion in a bowl; sprinkle over chili for serving.

SIMPLE BEEF CHILI WITH KIDNEY BEANS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large heavy-bottomed non-reactive Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering but not smokng, 3-4 minutes. Add onions, bell pepper, garlic, cumin, coriander pepper flakes, oregano, and cayenne; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened and beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Increase heat to medium-high and add half the beef; cook, breaking up pieces with wooden spoon, until no longer pink and just beginning to brown, 3-4 minutes. Add remainng beef and cook, breaking up pieces with wooden spoon until no longer pink, 3-4 minutes.
• Add beans, tomatoes, tomato puree, and 1/2 teaspoons salt; bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour. Remove cover and continue to simmer 1 hour longer, stirring occasionally (if chli begins to stick to bottom of pot, stir in 1/2 cup water and continue to simmer), until beef is tender and chili is dark, rich, and slightly thickened. Adjust seasoning with additional salt. Serve with lime wedges and condiments if desired.
• SLOW COOKER OPTION: At the end of step 1, transfer the cooked beef mixture to a slow cooker; add the rest of the ingredients as directed in step 2. Cook the chili on high for 4 hours.

CHILI, PLAIN AND SIMPLE BUT DARN GOOD

Steps:

• In a large pot brown the ground beef with onion and green bell pepper until no longer pink; drain all fat.
• Add in garlic, oregano and chili flakes; cook stirring until browned (about 12-15 minutes, for the best flavor the meat must be slightly browned).Add in chili powder and cumin; cook stirring for 2 minutes.
• Add in stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce and seasoned salt; bring to a boil over medium heat stirring.
• Reduce heat to low and cook uncovered for 1-1/2 hours stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the beans with their liquid and continue to cook for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

SIMPLE WHITE CHILI

Steps:

• Stir crumbles, 1 can great Northern beans, vegetable broth, salsa, and corn together in a large pot over low heat.
• Puree remaining can great Northern beans in a blender until smooth; stir with the mixture in the pot. Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes.
• Stir jalapeno pepper Cheddar cheese and Cheddar cheese into the chili; cook, stirring frequently, until the cheese is melted, 5 to 10 minutes more.

SIMPLE, PERFECT CHILI

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a large pot and throw in the garlic. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain off the excess fat, and then pour in the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt and cayenne. Stir together well, cover, and then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. If the mixture becomes overly dry, add 1/2 cup water at a time as needed. After an hour, place the masa harina in a small bowl. Add 1/2 cup water and stir together with a fork. Dump the masa mixture into the chili. Stir together well, and then taste and adjust the seasonings. Add more masa paste and /or water to get the chili to your preferred consistency, or to add more corn flavor. Add the beans and simmer for 10 minutes. Serve with shredded Cheddar, chopped onions, tortilla chips and lime wedges.

SIMPLE INSTANT POT VEGAN BLACK BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• Hit "Saute" button on your Instant Pot. Add olive oil. When hot, add the onions, bell pepper, and oregano. Saute, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic, chili powder, and cumin and cook, stirring constantly, for one minute.
• Add the beans, tomatoes, jalapeño, salt, and water. Stir to combine.
• Place the lid on the Instant Pot and make sure the release valve is in the "sealing" position. Press the "Manual" button (or "Pressure Cook" button on newer models) and set the timer for 5 minutes.
• After the 5 minutes is up, quick-release by flipping the release valve to "venting." Remove lid.
• Scoop into individual bowls and add toppings if desired.
• Keeps in the refrigerator for about 3 days. Freezes well too.

KITTENCAL'S CHILI, SIMPLE AND DELICOUS

Steps:

• In a large pot brown the ground beef with onion and green bell pepper until no longer pink; drain all fat.
• Add in garlic, oregano and chili flakes; cook stirring until browned (about 12-15 minutes, for the best flavor the meat must be slightly browned).Add in chili powder and cumin; cook stirring for 2 minutes.
• Add in stewed tomatoes with the juice, tomato sauce and seasoned salt; bring to a boil over medium heat stirring.
• Reduce heat to low and cook uncovered for 1-1/2 hours stirring occasionally (can simmer longer, the long the better!).
• Stir in the beans with their liquid and continue to cook for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Ladle into bowls then top with cheddar cheese and dollup of sour cream if desired.

SIMPLE CHILI WITH POLENTA

Steps:

• Polenta: boil water, then stir 1 cup cornmeal into 1 cup (cold) broth.
• Add boiling water and salt, and bring to a boil. [Start cooking chili while waiting for it to boil.].
• Once it boils, lower heat and cover. Stir occasionally and cook for about ten minutes, until thick (starts clinging to the sides of the pan). Remove from heat and stir in parmesan. Serve warm.
• For chili: Brown turkey in a medium-large saucepan. If adding onions or peppers, can cook them at the same time.
• Add tomatoes (undrained), black and pinto beans, and desired seasonings. Start with a small amount of seasoning and add gradually to avoid "Oh no! It's too spicy!" for you wimps like me. :).
• Bring to a simmer and ladle polenta into bowls. Spoon chili on top; add grated cheese if desired.

SUPER SIMPLE CHILI DIPPING SAUCE

Steps:

• finely chop the chili's and garlic.
• Add the sugar, chili's and vinegar to a pan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Add the garlic and simmer for a further fifteen minutes until the mixture becomes thickened and syrupy.
• Transfer to a sterilised jar and allow to cool. This can be kept in the fridge for up to a month. (Only lasts a week in our house though!).

SUPER SIMPLE & FANTASTIC CHILI DOGS (OR JUST CHILI)

Steps:

• Brown off the hamburger, drain and put aside.
• Pour stewed tomato into pot, blend with hand blender until smooth.
• Add hamburger, beans, sugar and chili powder.
• Stir together.
• Simmer on medium low for 1 hour.
• After chili is cooked cook the hot dogs.
• Put some chili in hot dog bun with cheese, then insert hot dog, then top with more chili and cheese and enjoy.

SIMPLE MEXICAN CHILI PIE WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat two tablespoons Oil in a large pan. Cook the Onion until it starts to soften, then add the 3 crushed cloves of Garlic and cook for two more minutes.
• Stir in the Ground Beef and cook until browned.
• Add the spices, cook for an additional minute.
• Reduce heat to simmer. Stir in the Stock, Tomatoes, green Pepper, Tomato Paste and Oregano and simmer for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the beans and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Transfer the chili to a large gratin or casserole dish.
• Heat the remaining three Tablespoons of oil, add the 6 thinly sliced cloves of Garlic and cook slowly to soften.
• Remove from the heat, brush the bread slices, front and back with the oil/garlic mixture.
• Arrange the treated bread slices on top of the chili.
• Scatter the remaining oil/garlic slices and the grated cheese over the top of the bread.
• Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.

SUPER SIMPLE CHILI

Steps:

• Stove top:.
• Brown ground beef and onion in Dutch oven. Drain and rinse under hot water. Return to pot. Add chili beans and seasoning. Add broth to desired consistency - keep in mind that once the chili beans start to warm, the sauce in them will loosen up some, so don't add too much broth at first so it doesn't turn out thinner than you want. Heat for at least 30 minutes.
• Crock pot:.
• Brown ground beef and onion in skillet. Drain and rinse under hot water. Combine all ingredients in crock pot. Cook on low 6 or more hours, high for 3 or more hours.

SIMPLE CHILI STEW

Steps:

• Chop bell pepper and onion in bite-size chunks.
• Rinse and drain kidney beans.
• Heat oil in frying pan and saute bell pepper and onion chunks until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
• Add beef broth and the kidney beans.
• Stir in tomato paste, salt (if using), chili powder and oregano.
• Heat gently but do not boil.
• Serve with fresh, crusty bread.

MY SIMPLE CHILI

Steps:

• Combine ground beef, onions, and garlic in a large stockpot; cook and stir over medium heat until beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Add celery and carrot to beef mixture; cook and stir until celery and carrot are slightly tender, about 5 minutes.
• Stir stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, Italian seasoning, and salt into beef mixture, breaking up tomatoes while stirring. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, cover stockpot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blend, about 1 hour. Stir beans into chili and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.