Hearty Ground Beef Chili

After searching through several recipes, I decided to put this recipe together by using my favorite ingredients. The resulting ground beef chili is flavorful and hearty. It's excellent when served with homemade cornbread.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 353 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
• 1 ½ pounds ground beef
• ½ green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 teaspoons white vinegar
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, drained
• shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste
• 3 tablespoons chili powder, or to taste
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can light red beans, drained
• 1 (15.5 ounce) can dark red beans, drained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot pot until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Add onion, celery, and green bell pepper. Cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Stir diced tomatoes, light red beans, dark red beans, black beans, diced tomatoes with chile peppers, and chili powder into the meat mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until chili has started to thicken, about 1 hour. Season with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Garnish with Cheddar cheese.