After searching through several recipes, I decided to put this recipe together by using my favorite ingredients. The resulting ground beef chili is flavorful and hearty. It’s excellent when served with homemade cornbread.
Hearty Ground Beef Chili
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 stalk celery chopped
- ½ green bell pepper chopped
- 28 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 15.5 ounce can light red beans drained
- 15.5 ounce can dark red beans drained
- 15.5 ounce can black beans drained
- 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
- 3 tablespoons chili powder or to taste
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar
- sea salt and ground black pepper to taste
- shredded Cheddar cheese or to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot pot until browned and crumbly, about 10 minutes. Add onion, celery, and green bell pepper. Cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Stir diced tomatoes, light red beans, dark red beans, black beans, diced tomatoes with chile peppers, and chili powder into the meat mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer until chili has started to thicken, about 1 hour. Season with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Garnish with Cheddar cheese.
