| This beef chili recipe is delicious - even my finicky | | | | - Grated cheddar cheese to top (optional) |
| son loves it. I put in extra vegetables to make it | | | | Step 1: Put the ground beef and onions in a skillet. |
| healthier. It can easily be made with ground | | | | Brown the ground beef over medium heat and |
| chicken or turkey instead of ground beef. It is a | | | | drain any fat. |
| perfect winter warm up recipe and an easy | | | | Step 2: Add in the garlic, carrots, celery, |
| dinner the family will love. | | | | tomatoes and beef broth. Cook over medium |
| Easy Beef Chili Recipe | | | | heat for 5-10 minutes, until the vegetables are |
| - 1 kg or 2 pounds of lean ground beef. You can | | | | softer. Add in the rest of the ingredients, except |
| use ground chicken or turkey instead. | | | | for the kidney beans. |
| - 3 onions, chopped fine | | | | Step 3: Cook over low heat for an hour. (If you |
| - 4 cloves of garlic, minced | | | | are in a rush, you can cook over medium-low |
| - 1 large can of diced tomatoes (28 oz) | | | | heat for about 20 minutes.) You can also put it in |
| - 5 large carrots, cut in cubes (cut up smaller if | | | | a slow cooker at this point and leave it cook on |
| you need to hide the vegetables from your kids) | | | | low for hours. |
| - 4 stalks of celery, diced | | | | Step 4: Add in the kidney beans for the last 10 |
| - 1/2 cup beef broth (You can use chicken or | | | | minutes. Serve the chili in a bread bowl, over rice |
| vegetable broth instead - especially with ground | | | | or pasta, or just on its own. |
| chicken) | | | | This recipe makes a great family dinner, especially |
| - 1 small can of tomato paste (approx 5.5 oz) | | | | on cold nights. Leftovers can be reheated and put |
| - 1/2 cup ketchup | | | | in a thermos for great school or work lunches. |
| - 1/3 cup chili powder | | | | Kids love to help in the kitchen and learn to cook. |
| - 1/4 cup mild paprika | | | | Let them help put the ingredients in (good for |
| - 1 tsp cayenne pepper - more if you like spicy | | | | math) and stir it together. They will be proud they |
| - 1 can of red kidney beans (approx 19 oz) | | | | made something so delicious! |