An easy homemade chili recipe with ground beef, peppers, and kidney beans and topped with sour cream and cheddar cheese. Serve for a weekend meal with buttermilk cornbread.
Prep Time1 hourhr
Cook Time1 hourhr
Total Time2 hourshrs
Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Keyword: homemade chili recipe
Servings: 8
Author: Laura Warnke
Ingredients
2poundsground hamburgerat least 80-20%
1small yellow onionchopped
3clovesgarlicchopped
1Jalapeno pepperchopped
2Cayenne pepperschopped
1/2Red or Green Bell Pepperchopped
1teaspoonHabanero pepperchopped
1-28ouncecan whole tomatoes
1-28ouncecan stewed tomatoes
2-6ouncecans tomato paste
3-15ouncecans dark red kidney beans
1TablespoonDried Chili Powder
1TablespoonDried Cayenne Pepper
1TablespoonDried Oregano
Salt
Pepper
Instructions
Assemble all ingredients on your kitchen counter.
Chop the onions, garlic, and all fresh peppers. Place in separate bowls until ready to use.
In a large soup or stock pot brown the hamburger.
Add in the onions, garlic, and all fresh peppers and cook for 2-3 minutes until the onions are tender.
Stir in all tomatoes and tomato paste.
Stir in the kidney beans.
Stir in the chili powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, salt, and pepper.
Bring to a boil and then turn back the heat to low and simmer for 60 minutes.
Notes
Serve with a dollop of sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese for a hearty fall or winter meal.Serve this chili with homemade buttermilk cornbread.