My Simple Chili

If you want a good, basic chili recipe, this is it. No odd vegetables, or secret ingredients, just ground beef, tomatoes, red kidney beans, and the usual spices. Simple and delicious.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 371 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 carrot, shredded
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 stalks celery, finely chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans with liquid
• 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
• 4 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.