Beef and Bean Chipotle Chili
It was a cool day, and we were expecting friends over for dinner, so I made this easy beef and bean chipotle chili recipe from Cook’s Illustrated ~ The New Best Recipe Revised Edition. I adapted their recipe by adding less chili powder (my family doesn’t care for it too much) and adding chipotle peppers & adobo sauce. The chili simmered all afternoon long and made my house smell incredible. It was spicy, smoky, and delicious! We all thought it was fantastic, although it was a little too spicy for the three youngest kids. I served this easy chili recipe with cornbread and a loaded garden salad.
Beef and Bean Chipotle Chili
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large yellow onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 2½ tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 6 medium cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 chipotle peppers, diced
- 1-2 tbsp adobo sauce ***sauce from the chipotle peppers
- 2 lbs 85 percent lean ground beef
- 2 (15-oz) cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 (14-oz) cans of tomato sauce
- 1 (14-oz) can diced tomatoes, with juice
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
Serving:
- Saltine crackers
- Sour cream
- Sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- Yellow onion, diced
- Green onions, sliced
How to Make Beef and Bean Chipotle Chili
Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, red bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, coriander, crushed red pepper flakes, and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes.
Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
Add the chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, and half the ground beef. Cook, stirring occasionally until beef is starting to brown, about 4-5 minutes; add the rest of the beef and cook until beginning to brown, about 4-5 minutes.
Add the kidney beans, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes.
Cover with a lid and let the chili simmer for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste.
Serve with saltine crackers, sour cream, sharp cheddar cheese, diced onion, and green onions, if desired. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 large sweet yellow onion diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 2½ tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 6 medium cloves garlic minced
- 2 chipotle peppers diced
- 1-2 tbsp adobo sauce ***sauce from the chipotle peppers
- 2 lbs 85 percent lean ground beef
- 2 15-oz cans of red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 14-oz cans of tomato sauce
- 1 14-oz can of diced tomatoes, with juice
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
Serving:
- Saltine crackers
- Sour cream
- Sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- Yellow onion, diced
- Green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the onion, red bell pepper, chili powder, cumin, coriander, crushed red pepper flakes, and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 minutes.
- Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Add the chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, and half the ground beef. Cook, stirring occasionally until beef is starting to brown, about 4-5 minutes; add the rest of the beef and cook until beginning to brown, about 4-5 minutes.
- Add the kidney beans, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes.
- Cover with a lid and let the chili simmer for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally. Taste and season with sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste.
- Serve with saltine crackers, sour cream, sharp cheddar cheese, diced onion, and green onions, if desired. Enjoy.
I just cooked a pot of chilli for the lunch too, but with white beans and pumpkins. Yours looks very delicious and comforting!
I made a white chili on Sunday, and I am already craving chili again! This recipe looks delicious. You can go wrong with a CI recipe!
Chili is a great fall meal!
This chili sounds great. With the weather and cooler evenings, I think I am going to make this next. Thank you for all the great ideas.
I really need to make some chili soon! Also, chipotle=my favorite thing ever 🙂
Beef & bean chili is one of my favorites and this one looks very good.
My family is not too fond of spicy so I downgrade it usually a bit, but when preparing it for me, I love a spicy treat .
I like your addition of adobo and will give it a try with our next batch – chili weather will be here soon.
I can smell it cooking! You make the chili and I will bring the bread. Sounds perfect for right now. I am even going to have a glass of red wine with it.
Great time of year for chili. Looks delicious.
one of the reasons i tolerate winter is the abundance of chili. 🙂
I really need to flip through my Cook’s Illustrated cookbooks more often if they hold gems like this! Sounds so good.
I’ve been craving chili lately and now that this cold weather is here, I am ready to make a big pot of this.