The Best Chili Recipe

Rating

4.96 stars (2934 reviews)

Keywords

chili, ground beef

Ingredients

• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 onion (diced)
• 1 jalapeño (seeded and finely diced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 ½ tablespoons chili powder (divided, or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 green bell pepper (seeded and diced)
• 14.5 ounces crushed tomatoes (1 can)
• 19 ounces canned red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
• 14.5 ounces canned diced tomatoes (with juices)
• 1 ½ cups beef broth
• 1 cup beer
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
• salt and black pepper (to taste)

Categories

• Main Course

Cuisine

• American
• Tex Mex

Reviews

• Charles C on 2025-11-13 (5 stars):
  Delicious! Rave comments from everyone that tried it. Thank you
• Ka z on 2025-11-12 (5 stars):
  tasty even omitting the beer. i might add one more can of beans for some fiber, but good as is!
• Ronald DuKcotch on 2025-11-12 (4 stars):
  The core recipe was the same, I added more tomato paste and a lil red pepper. The chili is great. I'm still eating the left overs.
• brannon anderson on 2025-11-11 (5 stars):
  This chilli recipe turned out great, my family loved it.
• A. Yuxi Aguirre M on 2025-11-10 (5 stars):
  I made this today and wow — it’s so good! I just added a little extra salt for my taste, but everything else was perfect. So flavorful and comforting. Definitely making it again!
• Jan Masters on 2025-11-10 (5 stars):
  Sounds SOOOOOO Good right now! The weather is screaming “ it’s chili making time!” We do like out chili thick and rich. I found adding a can of pumpkin purée works great for this. Adds a bit of healthy earthy taste. We would omit the jalapeno peppers, but the rest sounds scrumptious. Thanks. I look forward to seeing more of your recipes.
• Birdman on 2025-11-09 (5 stars):
  Use 2 cups of beef broth, no water, no beer, add 2 sticks of chopped Celery, add 1 additional can of beans, add Worcester sauce. Brown the beef, onion, green pepper, red pepper in a 1/2 stick of unsalted butter. I like to use Tony Caserque Extra. Add an extra can of Rotel w/green chilies.
• Lopez on 2025-11-09 (5 stars):
  thank you for this chilli recipe turned out delicious. My family loved every bit
• Nathan on 2025-11-07 (5 stars):
  I read the comments after initially cooking this recipe. I did everything besides the brown sugar. At first I thought it was extremely bland like some of the commenters but then realized I never added any salt. I kept adding salt while simmering and tasting samples. Once I got the right amount the salt, it pulled all the flavors together and it turned out amazing. If it's too bland, make sure you use enough salt to help bring all the ingredients together!
• Gary on 2025-11-05 (4 stars):
  I thicken my chili with a handful of fritos.
• Christine on 2025-11-05 (5 stars):
  I made this recipe tonight. It was my first time making chili so I was a little nervous. This was excellent! My husband loved it and said it was so flavorful. Had this with some sweet cornbread and it was perfect. This will definitely be our go to chili recipe.
• Dawn on 2025-11-05 (5 stars):
  A keeper for sure. Thank you for sharing.