The Best Chili Recipe

Rating

4.95 stars (3088 reviews)

Keywords

chili, ground beef

Ingredients

• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 onion (diced)
• 1 jalapeño (seeded and finely diced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2½ tablespoons chili powder (divided, or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 green bell pepper (seeded and diced)
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (19 ounce) can canned red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can canned diced tomatoes (with juices)
• 1½ cups beef broth
• 1 cup beer
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
• salt and black pepper (to taste)

Categories

• Main Course

Cuisine

• American
• Tex Mex

Reviews

• Sara Slick on 2026-09-30 (5 stars):
  So you changed the entire recipe and still left your review here… I did the recipe like it was posted and it was delicious. Only thing I didn’t have was a jalapeño, but I’m a Swede and I don’t do spicy anyway cause I’m wiener.
• Karen on 2026-09-30 (5 stars):
  I don’t normally leave reviews, but this a really good chili recipe! I did add some crushed red peppers for more kick. Will definitely be my go to chili recipe. Thank you.
• Cynthia (Cindi) Henshaw on 2026-09-30 (3 stars):
  Wayyyy too watery.
• Renee Nielsen on 2026-09-29 (5 stars):
  Excellent!!! It’s a keeper We added more peppers to add heat Cut beef broth way back Keep them coming Holly! Thank you
• Deana Hale on 2026-09-27 (5 stars):
  This was a great chili recipe, so easy to make I did two different types of beans (red and black) and add more jalapeño peppers. The beer really gave it a nice flavor with the beef broth. I will be making this again for potlucks and myself. Thanks for a great recipe!!! Aurora, Colorado
• Ginny Hall on 2026-09-25 (5 stars):
  Like Alex, I used what I had on hand, and it was still excellent! I had only 1 lb ground chuck, so I added a can of drained/rinsed pinto beans. I used 28 oz crushed tomatoes, so no diced. The beer I had was Sierra Nevada NA. I simmered it for 50 minutes to reduce, and it thickened more as it cooled. I think I liked having more beans, but as Alex said, what a great recipe that accommodates flexibility. My husband loved it, wants it on the rotation! Thank you!
• Alex on 2026-09-25 (5 stars):
  Yum. I made some adjustments for what I had on hand. I had leftover cooked elk tenderloin, very lean, so i added olive oil and bacon grease. Sauteed that with the onion and garlic, i added carrot and celery. I used whole peeled tomatoes instead of the diced and i had black beans no kidney beans. I also added a dash of Worcestershire and soy sauce. Used sweet bbq sauce instead of brown sugar. Didnt have beer just the beef broth. Its still simmering but already tastes good. For the lady that said watery, i dont know but you must have missed an ingredient in the recipe. It does say add seasoning and salt and pepper to taste so… plus have to simmer for 45 min at the end to reduce. Maybe she skipped those cuz idk how it could be watery after that. That comment is why I wanted to comment too cuz this recipe is good and easy to adjust for what is on hand.