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basic chili

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Kellie Simpson
@KitchunLub
Bowling Green, KY

This is just my basic chili. It's quick and easy. We like spicy food at my house so sometimes we add jalapenos, sometimes we add hot sauce, sometimes we add my Mama's dried red peppers from the garden. Sometimes we add mushrooms or leave out the macaroni. It's a good easy basic recipe to work from.

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Ingredients For basic chili

  • 2 lb
    hamburger
  • 2 can
    dark kidney beans, drained & rinsed
  • 1 lg
    can tomato juice
  • 2 can
    tomatoes, diced with juice
  • 1 can
    green chilis, diced with juice
  • 1 md
    green pepper, diced
  • 1 lg
    onion, diced
  • 2 Tbsp
    brown sugar
  • 1 tsp
    red pepper flakes
  • 1 pkg
    chili powder seasoning mix (i like save-a-lots)
  • 2 tsp
    cumin
  • 1 c
    dry elbow macaroni (or other short-cut pasta)
  • salt & black pepper to taste

How To Make basic chili

  • 1
    Brown hamburger with onions, bell pepper, red pepper flakes & black pepper. Drain.
  • 2
    Add meat & all other ingredients back to pot (except pasta). Stir to combine, turn on low & cover.
  • 3
    Simmer for at least 1 hour stirring often (using a non stick pot is best).
  • 4
    Cook macaroni (or other short-cut pasta) according to directions. * I usally don't add my pasta till the very end of the cooking process so it doesn't get over cooked.
  • 5
    Serve with shredded cheddar, sour cream, crackers, or whatever you like.
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