Chili–The Perfect Winter Warm-Up
It seems that everyone has a favorite recipe for chili, but I’m telling you this one is the best! The temperature is really starting to drop here in Oklahoma and some parts of the state are even due for snow before too long so I’m so excited to have some chili in the freezer, ready to simmer away on the stove on a cold and busy weeknight.
Chili is so versatile. I love to store it in quart-size freezer bags in the freezer. Here are some of the ways my family enjoys chili:
- On its own, topped with cheese and a few corn chips or crackers
- Frito Pie
- Put in a baking dish with cornbread baked right on top
- Spooned over baked potatoes
- Nachos
- Chili dogs
There are so many ways to serve chili, but our favorite is in a bowl with a slice of cornbread. This is a recipe handed down from my mother-in-law. and while I’ve made it my own it’s still very close to its original form. It’s comfort food to the max, and I love having this recipe on hand! I hope you’ll enjoy it!
Kristin’s Chili
2.5 lb hamburger
1 large onion, diced
28 oz can petite diced tomatoes, undrained
16 oz can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
14 oz can Bush’s original baked beans, undrained
1 can of condensed tomato soup (or homemade soup, omitting the 1-1/3 cup of water)
1-1/3 cup of water
1/8 cup chili powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp pepper
1.5 tsp salt
1 tsp seasoned salt
1/2 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp cayenne
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp oregano
- In a large pot, cook hamburger and onion together. Drain.
- Stir the spices in with the meat for one minute.
- Add in the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 1 hour.
- Kristin’s extra tip! During the last 15 minutes of cooking time, combine 3 tablespoons of masa or cornmeal with a little bit of water to form a very thick liquid, and stir into the chili.
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Can it be done meatless at all?
You would want to replace Bush’s beans with regular pinto beans. You could also replace the meat with a variety of beans, my usual substitute is one can of beans per pound of ground beef. That is a lot of beans though, and I’m not sure how the texture would come out since I’ve not done that before. You experiment with lentils or quinoa in place of the meat also! If you decide to try it vegetarian style let me know how you do it and how it turned out! 🙂
Oh this looks amazing! Plus it’s the perfect season for chili. Thanks for the recipe. I look forward to trying it. Yum.
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Looks yummy!
Thanks! It’s one of our favorites! 🙂
I love chili season. I’m ready!
Me too! 🙂
I love chili! I can’t wait to try out this recipe, I am going to try it in my crock pot!
Thanks! It’s great in the crock pot! Hope you like it! 🙂
I love chili, so excited to try this recipe. I am going to try it in my crock pot