The perfect all-around chili recipe, this Warm You Up Beef and Bean Chili has all of your favorite chili ingredients, plus some bacon for added smokiness.
Originally posted October 15, 2008 – I have about a bazillion chili recipes already, but you can never have too many chili recipes, right? This Beef and Bean Chili recipe comes from way back in the archives, and is a delicious dinner idea for those cold nights. We seem to be turning to a chili recipe or a soup at least once or twice a week lately. This chili recipe gets a depth of flavor because it starts with a little bit of bacon, and that bacon really makes it stand out amongst many other chili recipes. I know I’ll be getting lots of use out of this recipe through the upcoming cold months!
The original post from 2008 follows:
Did you know that October is National Chili Month? And what better way is there to welcome in the cooler weather than with ah steaming bowl of chili and a side of cornbread? This chili should have you ready to face the cooler temperatures!
We had snow last weekend in Utah. Yes – snow already. At 1pm on Sunday, I had to scrape about an inch and a half of it off of my car. I guess there’s a reason why they say that Utah has The Greatest Snow on Earth. Too bad I’m not a skier! But with the snow and the cooler weather, it just gives me more of an excuse to make up comforting bowls of chili and cornbread!!
Looking for more chili recipes?
Chicken and White Bean Chili
New Mexican Red Pork Chili
Butternut Squash Chili with Beef
Flatlander Chili
Slow Cooker Chili from Cooking Classy
Cowboy Chili from Chef in Training
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Warm You Up Beef and Bean Chili
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon chopped
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 jalapeño seeds and membranes removed, minced
- 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
- 12 oz beef broth
- 1 1/2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce such as Frank’s red hot
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 15 oz can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- desired toppings - sour cream shredded cheddar cheese, jalapeños, etc.
Instructions
- Cook the bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat until crispy. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Discard all but about 1 tablespoon of bacon grease.
- Add the onion and cook until translucent. Add the garlic and the jalapeño and continue to cook for 1 minute. Add the ground beef and cook until browned and cooked through, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Once the beef is cooked, add the beef broth. Cook until the liquid is reduced by about two-thirds. Stir in the chili powder, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Add the diced tomato and tomato sauce and bring to a bubble. Reduce the heat and continue to simmer until the chili thickens, about 30 minutes. Stir in the kidney beans and the reserved bacon and cook until the beans are warmed through, about 10 minutes.
- Serve topped with your favorite chili toppings.
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Chef E says
National chili month, I guess I just made it before it ended, with my Chai Lamb Chili recipe last night!
Anonymous says
I made this a few days ago — SO GOOD!!! Thank you for posting!
shweetpotato says
Ok YUM 😀 I am from Utah too, I think I have everything but the bacon for this recipe I need to give it a try , Carm
Satisfying my Sweet Tooth says
I was so sad about the snow too. It’s way too early for that! But, on the bright side, I do love chili and I guess it’s a perfect month to make it.
Shari@Whisk: a food blog says
Oh, this makes me want to make a big vat of chili! Thanks for inspiring!
Sylvie says
Chili seems to be popular in the blog world this week and I have to say yours looks very, very tempting. I’d quite like to get my spoon and get stuck right in!
Kevin says
That looks good! It has been too long since I last had chili.
Shari says
I saw this recipe the other day & knew I had to try it. I cooked up the beginning part early this am, before my husband got up. He came out & said "something sure smells good" I told him I was working on supper!!! It is now in the crock pot, warming away!!!
Bellini Valli says
I can’t think of a better way to usher in a new season than with a huge bowl of chili!!
hot garlic says
Yum! I don’t really need much warming at the moment, but if I did I would dig into this like a mule eating an apple!
Congrats on being part of the new blog! I checked it out, can’t wait to see more!
Grace says
i sure didn’t know that about october, although it makes perfect sense. your chili sounds fantastic, and i’m even more smitten with your cornbread. ah, comfort. 🙂
Anonymous says
hi! I just stumbled upon your blog and i love it! thanks so much for the experiments. I too am a fellow experimentational baker and i appreciate your enthusiasm. (sometimes my husband gets mad because i can’t make the same recipe twice.
I am going to make this chili as soon as it cools down. ok… maybe sooner!
thanks for the excellent blog.
Angela
~Holly says
Perfect! Just in time for fall! 🙂
Darius T. Williams says
Looks good – really…and I’m LOVING that cornbread!
-DTW
http://www.everydaycookin.blogspot.com
Prudy says
Congrats on your zuppa gig. I’ve got to get there and I bet your writing will just do the trick to get me throught the door. I love that cornbread recipe and the chili looks like a big warm hug.