Babo's Chili

This hearty chili recipe has plenty of kidney beans, beef, and tomatoes for a warm and comforting meal on cold days.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 hr
• Total Time: 5 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 225 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ teaspoon celery seed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• ½ teaspoon dried basil
• ¼ cup chili powder
• 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
• 1 pound beef chuck, cubed
• 1 dried chile pepper
• 4 (16 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 4 (14.5 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir beef, green bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, celery seed, basil, chile pepper, bay leaves, and salt into onion mixture; cook and stir until beef is no longer red in the center, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir tomatoes into beef mixture, decrease heat to low, and simmer for 4 hours.

Step 3

Stir kidney beans and cocoa powder into the chili; cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour more.