Homemade Chili in a Can

It's not made in a can, but if you can open a few cans and chop an onion, you can have this full-flavored but easy chili ready to go in under an hour. Eat as is, make chili dogs, or serve it over cornbread.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 242 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic, or to taste
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced stewed tomatoes with chili seasonings
• 3 (16 ounce) cans chili beans, undrained
• 0.5 teaspoon taco seasoning mix, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place ground beef into a soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir until meat is browned, breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in onion and garlic; cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Drain excess grease if necessary. Sprinkle meat with taco seasoning mix; cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 3

Pour in beans, chili-seasoned tomatoes, tomato sauce, and diced green chilies; stir to combine. Simmer until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.