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Chili Con Carne

Teresa Ambra

2013 – Gluten Free Living

Chili Con Carne has always been my favorite chili recipe! It’s filled with lots of plump tomatoes, kidney beans, ground round or sirloin, peppers, onions and, yeah, chili powder! I’ve always preferred a more tomatoey chili rather than one that’s mostly meat and beans. This recipe delivers! It has just enough heat so that you know you’re eating chili but it’s not like eating those 5-Alarm Chiles!

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I never grew up eating chili. My mom never made it because my dad refused to eat anything with tomatoes! So I was an adult before I actually ever tasted chili. I found this recipe in a magazine shortly after we were married and it’s always been my go-to recipe for chili ever since.

I can’t remember where I actually found the recipe, but I’ve been making it since the early 1980s. My husband actually prefers his chili recipes with less tomatoes and more heat! He usually makes his chili recipe every New Year’s Day as that’s been a family tradition for years. His family always served their chili over rice, but I’ve never liked mine that way. I prefer serving and eating it with cornbread.

If you’re looking for a wonderful and easy chili recipe that can be ready to eat in about an hour and 15 minutes, then check out this sumptuous Chili Con Carne recipe. This thick and chunky chili is hearty, satisfying, delicious and gluten free.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

This is my favorite Chili Con Carne recipe.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Here’s a close up so you can see the texture of this delicious chili.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

You can serve Chili Con Carne with grated cheddar cheese on top. I enjoy my chili with Mexican Cornbread, but you can also serve this over rice.

Here’s what I did.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Brown ground round or sirloin in a large Dutch oven. Drain beef if necessary.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Add garlic, onions, and green peppers.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Add chili powder, oregano and basil.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Stir to combine and make sure veggies are sauteed a few minutes. Add whole tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Stir to combine. Cover and simmer until flavors are blended about 40 minutes.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Add kidney beans, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Heat through another 10 minutes.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

I’ve always loved this Chili Con Carne recipe. It’s the first recipe I ever got for chili and it’s always been my favorite way to make it.

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Chili Con Carne is not overly hot so that you can’t swallow it! But it does have plenty of zip!

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

My husband likes his chili served over rice. While I prefer mine with cornbread crumbled inside. 🙂

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Garnish with cheddar cheese if you desire.

Here’s the recipe.

CHILI CON CARNE

(Recipe adapted from a magazine, circa early 1980s)

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Chili Con Carne

Teresa Ambra
Chili Con Carne is a vintage chili recipe that's been in our family for decades. This tasty chili is filled with tomatoes, kidney beans, ground beef, peppers, onions, and chili powder! It's a fantastic chili that's mouthwatering comfort food that's perfect for cold, winter nights.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soup, Stews and Chowders
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 12
Calories 534 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large stock pot with lid
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
  • 1 hamburger chopper
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 hamburger chopper

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 lbs. 95% lean ground beef I used ground sirloin
  • 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 3 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. basil
  • 6 oz. can tomato paste
  • 2 cups onions chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
  • 16 oz. can tomato sauce (2 8-ounce cans)
  • 32 oz. can whole tomatoes undrained (or a 29-ounce can)
  • 32 oz. can kidney beans drained (2 16-oz. cans)
  • 1/2 cup sharp Cheddar cheese for garnish, if desired
  • 4 cups hot, cooked rice

Instructions
 

  • In Dutch oven or chili kettle over medium heat, sauté beef stirring occasionally until red color disappears.
  • If you have a hamburger chopper, cut down the beef into small pieces while cooking.
  • Keep ground beef in small chunks.
  • Pour off fat.
  • Add onion, green pepper, garlic, chili powder, oregano, basil; mix well.
  • Cook, stirring, until onion and green pepper are tender—about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in sugar, salt, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste; mix well.
  • Bring to boiling, breaking up tomatoes with a fork.
  • Simmer slowly, covered, stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavors are blended—about 40 minutes.
  • Add beans; simmer, covered, 10 minutes, or until hot.
  • Garnish with cheddar cheese, if desired.
  • Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.

Notes

NOTE: This is also good with cornbread crumbled into it.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 534kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 35gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 878mgPotassium: 1253mgFiber: 11gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1662IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 154mgIron: 8mg
Keyword chili, ground beef, kidney beans, Tex Mex
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

 

[b]Chili Con Carne[/b]
Recipe Type: Soup
Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Author: Teresa Ambra adapted from a recipe I found in a magazine, circa 1980s
Prep time:
Cook time:
Total time:
Serves: 12
This tasty chili is filled with tomatoes, kidney beans, ground round, peppers, onions, and chili powder! This recipe is more tomatoey than chilies that are just meat and beans.
Ingredients
  • 2 ½ lbs. ground chuck (I used ground sirloin)
  • 1 tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 3 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. basil
  • 6-oz. can Hunt’s tomato paste
  • 2 cups chopped onions
  • 1 green pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 ½ tsp. oregano
  • 2 8-oz. cans Hunt’s tomato sauce
  • 2 16-oz. cans Del Monte whole tomatoes, undrained
  • 2 16-oz. cans Bush’s kidney beans, drained
  • cheddar cheese for garnish, if desired
  • hot, cooked rice, if desired
Instructions
  1. In Dutch oven or chili kettle over medium heat, sauté beef stirring occasionally until red color disappears.
  2. Keep ground beef in small chunks.
  3. Pour off fat.
  4. Add onion, green pepper, garlic, chili powder, oregano, basil; mix well.
  5. Cook, stirring, until onion and green pepper are tender—about 5 minutes.
  6. Stir in sugar, salt, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste; mix well.
  7. Bring to boiling, breaking up tomatoes with a fork.
  8. Simmer slowly, covered, stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavors are blended—about 40 minutes.
  9. Add beans; simmer, covered, 10 minutes, or until hot.
  10. Garnish with cheddar cheese if desired.
  11. Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.
Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Chili Con Carne is a wonderful main dish for cool winter nights!

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

Here’s another close up so you can see all the tasty ingredients in this chili. This goes down so well with homemade cornbread!

Favorite Chili Con Carne | Can't Stay Out of the Kitchen | this is our favorite #chili recipe. Perfect comfort food for fall & winter nights! #soup #glutenfree

I sure enjoy all the tomatoes, meat, and kidney beans in this recipe! 

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Chili Con Carne

Teresa Ambra
Chili Con Carne is a vintage chili recipe that's been in our family for decades. This tasty chili is filled with tomatoes, kidney beans, ground beef, peppers, onions, and chili powder! It's a fantastic chili that's mouthwatering comfort food that's perfect for cold, winter nights.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Course Main Dish, Soup, Stews and Chowders
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Servings 12
Calories 534 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large stock pot with lid
  • 1 sharp knife to cut vegetables
  • 1 hamburger chopper
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 hamburger chopper

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 lbs. 95% lean ground beef I used ground sirloin
  • 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 3 tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. basil
  • 6 oz. can tomato paste
  • 2 cups onions chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
  • 16 oz. can tomato sauce (2 8-ounce cans)
  • 32 oz. can whole tomatoes undrained (or a 29-ounce can)
  • 32 oz. can kidney beans drained (2 16-oz. cans)
  • 1/2 cup sharp Cheddar cheese for garnish, if desired
  • 4 cups hot, cooked rice

Instructions
 

  • In Dutch oven or chili kettle over medium heat, sauté beef stirring occasionally until red color disappears.
  • If you have a hamburger chopper, cut down the beef into small pieces while cooking.
  • Keep ground beef in small chunks.
  • Pour off fat.
  • Add onion, green pepper, garlic, chili powder, oregano, basil; mix well.
  • Cook, stirring, until onion and green pepper are tender—about 5 minutes.
  • Stir in sugar, salt, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste; mix well.
  • Bring to boiling, breaking up tomatoes with a fork.
  • Simmer slowly, covered, stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavors are blended—about 40 minutes.
  • Add beans; simmer, covered, 10 minutes, or until hot.
  • Garnish with cheddar cheese, if desired.
  • Serve over hot cooked rice, if desired.

Notes

NOTE: This is also good with cornbread crumbled into it.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 534kcalCarbohydrates: 81gProtein: 35gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 878mgPotassium: 1253mgFiber: 11gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1662IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 154mgIron: 8mg
Keyword chili, ground beef, kidney beans, Tex Mex
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

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