Mama’s Family Favorite Chili

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Oh there’s nothing like a delicious bowl of warming chili on a cold day, especially served with a side of piping hot buttery cornbread! My Mama has been making the chili with beans since I was little and it’s always a favorite and requested recipe.

It’s so simple and you can make this on the stovetop (one pot meal) or in the crockpot (a two pot meal). It’ll be your new go to chili recipe for the simplicity of it and the delicious taste! I highly suggest doubling the recipe for a crowd or leftovers freeze great!

This is a healthy recipe but can be made lower fat by choosing 96% lean beef.

Don’t forget the Skillet Cornbread!

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Mama's Family Favorite Chili
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Mama’s Family Favorite Chili

Recipe by Beverly DukeCourse: MainCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

10

minutes

Family favorite, easy recipe for chili!

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground beef

  • 1 -15 oz can diced tomatoes

  • 1 -15 oz can red kidney beans (drained)

  • 1 -15 oz can pinto beans (drained)

  • 1 -8 oz can of tomato sauce

  • 1 Onion, diced

  • 1 4 oz can diced green chilis (do not drain)

  • 2 Tablespoons chili powder

  • 1/2 Tablespoon ground cumin

  • 1 Teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 Teaspoon pepper

  • 1/4 Teaspoon garlic powder

  • 1 cup of water

Directions

  • Brown meat and onion (if cooking stove top brown them in a large soup pot)
  • Drain if you aren’t using a lean or extra lean ground beef.
  • Combine all the ingredients in the crockpot.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours.
  • Or you can add all the ingredients to a large pot and bring to a boil. Cover then reduce heat to simmer and cook for one hour on the stove top.

Notes

  • Double the recipe to make 8-10 servings!
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8 Comments

  1. Casey Stevenson
    December 30, 2020 at 8:18 pm

    Have you ever tried it with ground turkey?

     
  2. Eric Bates
    December 31, 2020 at 9:21 pm

    Hi Paige. I am making your chilli tonight for New Years. I am also making the cornbread. The recipe sounds really good. I am making it my own though. I am using ROI-Tel instead of the plane jane diced tomatoes and I also put a huge sweet onion in it and doubled the green chili amount. I also added a 3rd tbsp of New Mexico chili powder. My little house smells so good right now. Tell Ty howdy for me. I used to rodeo with him back in his AZ days. He’s a good guy and you are blessed to have gathered him up. Keep posting your killer recipes. I’m gonna have to buy me some bigger Wranglers soon. LOL.

     
    • Paige Murray
      January 4, 2021 at 3:11 pm

      That sounds amazing!! He said to tell you hello. I’ll have to make the chili like that for us. Yummy.

       
  3. Becky Bitterly
    January 4, 2021 at 9:04 pm

    Hey Paige, in your skillet cornbread recipe, what size skillet do y’all use? I have a 10” & 12”. My momma always used Jiffy when we went camping but my husband likes Marie Callendar’s Brand because it is sweet. I think I’ll switch to Jiffy since it is also on the sweet side. Thanks!