CHILI RECIPE | how to make beef chili

 

hello my friends it's danny and today i

am sharing my go-to clean and delicious

chili recipe now this is my spin on a

classic beef chili it's a super simple

recipe to make it's family-friendly

perfect for meal prep and packed with

protein and vegetables so before i start

cooking i'd like to chop up all my

vegetables because having all the

veggies prepped and ready to go just

makes it a lot easier once you start

cooking so the first thing i need is one

chopped up yellow onion and remember the

easiest way to cut your onion is to

first cut off the stem side of the onion

then place it flat side down and slice

it in half

then just peel off the skin

lay each half flat side down and then

i'm just going to create a checkerboard

so i start by making horizontal slices

and then come over the top to create

vertical slices

then i need a handful of fresh garlic

now i'm using five cloves of fresh

garlic because i love lots of garlic in

my chili but you could pull back on that

a bit if you're not as excited about

garlic as i am and then i'm also gonna

chop up one bell pepper and my favorite

way to chop up a bell pepper is to just

cut off the sides also known as the

cheeks and then the bottom and then chop

it up from there

and then the only other ingredient i

like to prep before i get started is to

chop up a chipotle pepper in adobo sauce

if you have never tried these before

these are spicy chipotle peppers that

compact in a smoky sauce and it's a

super easy way to add a lot of flavor

and a lot of depth to a quick cooking

chili like the one i'm going to be

making today you can usually find these

little cans right near the taco section

or the bean section at the grocery store

and they're definitely worth hunting

down because again they're going to add

lots of extra flavor to the chili so

i've got a nice big pot heating up over

a medium heat i'm going to add in a

tablespoon of olive oil and once that

olive oil heats through i'm adding in

our chopped onion along with a pinch of

salt give that a stir let this go for

about five minutes or so you just want

the onion to soften and begin to look

translucent like this does here once you

see that you are ready to toss in your

pepper the chopped up garlic and some

seasonings i'm using a tablespoon of

chili powder and a teaspoon of dried

oregano along with another pinch of salt

so i'll give that all a good stir let it

cook for a couple minutes i want to get

everything really well incorporated all

we're looking for here is to get the raw

edge off the veggies and the spices and

once you're there it's only going to

take a couple of minutes you're ready to

add in the chipotle pepper

along with one tablespoon of the adobo

sauce which is smoky and spicy and one

tablespoon of tomato paste now just a

side note if you like a little bit of

kick to your chili you could skip the

tomato paste and do two tablespoons of

adobo sauce on the flip side if you

don't want any heat really then pull

back on that adobo sauce do two

tablespoons of tomato paste once i've

got that all mixed together we've got a

lot of flavor going on in the pot i'm

ready to add my meat in so i have one

pound of grass-fed ground beef then i'm

going to just break that up with my

spoon and you're just going to keep on

going until it's all broken down into

little pieces we want to really just get

it into crumbles and then let that raw

pink edge come off of the meat now when

it comes to meat i am a big believer in

quality i do believe the type of meat

you choose to eat does make a difference

and so when it comes to beef i'm always

looking for grass-fed options

a lot of the meat we get comes from a

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then it's delivered to your door once a

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want to check them out so you can see

that the meat has broken down here this

is looking really good so next in i add

a couple cups of low sodium chicken

broth stir everything together turn the

heat up just a bit i'm going to let

everything come up to a boil and then

turn it back down and let it simmer for

about 10 minutes this is looking and

smelling really good so the last couple

of ingredients that go into the chili

are one can of fire roasted tomatoes one

can of kidney beans and one can of pinto

beans now i add extra beans to the chili

because it just bulks up the chili a bit

adds some more fiber so i really like

that but if you prefer a more

traditional chili just cut it back to

one can of beans both options work i'm

going to let that come back up to a

simmer and then just let it go for about

10-15 minutes you'll see that the chili

begins to thicken up a bit it's gonna

smell delicious and then it's ready to

serve my favorite way to top this chili

is with some plain greek yogurt you

could also do sour cream a little bit of

black pepper and some shredded cheddar

cheese

this chili is so hearty and warm and

comforting it's got this nice smoky

flavor with just a little bit of heat

so good this is a great meal for a crowd

you can easily double or triple the

recipe it's perfect for busy weeknights

and ideal for meal prep if you wanted to

store this one i would let it cool down

to room temperature transfer it into an

airtight container and it will happily

last in the fridge for up to five days

or if you wanted to you could store it

in the freezer where it will last up to

three months so as always i'm super

excited for you to give this recipe a

try thank you so much for watching i'm

danny spees and i'll see you back here

next time with some more clean and

deliciousness cheers

this is a great

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this easy chili recipe is a great meal

for a crowd it's really a great family

meal it's a quick

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this is a great meal for a crowd

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