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5-Ingredient Beef Chili

Name: 5-Ingredient Beef Chili
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 3 pounds Ground chuck; ¼ cup Chili powder; 3 cans Dark red kidney beans; 3 cans Mexican-style diced tomatoes; 3 cups Beef stock; 2 teaspoons Kosher salt; 1 teaspoon Ground black pepper; to taste Sour cream, shredded cheddar, jalapeño slices

Five ingredients, thirty minutes, ten servings.

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Prep10 min

Cook30 min

Serves10

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Chili is the original cook-once recipe: a pot big enough for tonight plus a planned leftover. Five ingredients is not a gimmick here, it is just how little this needs to be good.

Ingredients

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10 servings or type

3 pounds Ground chuck

¼ cup Chili powder

3 cans Dark red kidney beans

3 cans Mexican-style diced tomatoes

3 cups Beef stock

2 teaspoons Kosher salt

1 teaspoon Ground black pepper

to taste Sour cream, shredded cheddar, jalapeño slices

Steps

In a large saucepot, cook the ground chuck with the chili powder over medium-high for 10 minutes, breaking it up, until browned.
Stir in the beans, tomatoes with their juice, and stock. Bring to a simmer, then reduce to medium-low and cook 20 minutes until thickened.
Stir in the salt and pepper. Serve 10 cups with toppings; refrigerate the remaining 4 cups in an airtight container up to 3 days for the chili baked potatoes.

Tip: Buy the big family pack of ground beef when it is on sale, portion it, and freeze. Chili, tacos, and pasta sauce all start from the same bag.

Cook once, eat twice: Hold back 4 cups of chili. They become loaded Chili Baked Potatoes later in the week. Chili Baked Potatoes →

5-Ingredient Beef Chili

Ingredients

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