Best Barefoot Contessa Chili Recipes

Barefoot Contessa Chili Recipe - (3.6/5) image

Provided by suzygav

Number Of Ingredients 22

Photo: Melanie Acevedo
5 pounds beef brisket, cut in 1-inch cubes
¼ cup olive oil
2 cups yellow onions, chopped
6 large garlic cloves, minced
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes, crushed
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons cumin
2 green peppers, diced
1 bay leaf
6 cups tomatoes, chopped with their liquid
Salt and pepper
½ cup strong coffee
2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans
2 tablespoons basil
Serve with
Sour cream
Grated Cheddar
Diced tomato
Tortilla chips
Guacamole

Steps:

Pat the brisket cubes dry with paper towels. Heat the oil in a very large heavy casserole and quickly brown the meat in batches on all sides. Transfer the brisket to a separate bowl and set aside. Sauté the onion and garlic in the same oil over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes until limp, but not brown. Add the chili powder, pepper flakes, cayenne pepper and cumin and sauté for 1 minute. Add the green peppers, bay leaf, tomatoes with their juice, the reserved meat, 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, cover the pot with a tight fitting lid and simmer for 2½ hours, stirring occasionally. Add 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste, and the coffee, cover the pot and simmer for one more hour. Add the kidney beans and basil, and warm through. Serve with bowls of sour cream, grated Cheddar, diced tomato, tortilla chips and Guacamole.

Barefoot Contessa Chicken Chili (Ina Garten) image

Provided by LaTigress

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 cups chopped yellow onions (3 onions)
1/8 cup olive oil, plus extra
olive oil, for chicken
1/8 cup minced garlic (2 cloves)
2 red bell peppers, cored, seeded, and large-diced
2 yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded, and large-diced
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more for chicken
2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes, undrained (plum tomatoes in puree suggested)
1/4 cup minced fresh basil leaf
4 chicken breast halves, bone in, skin on
fresh ground black pepper

Steps:

Cook the onions in the oil over medium-low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the bell peppers, chili powder, cumin, red pepper flakes, cayenne, and salt. Cook for 1 minute. Crush the tomatoes by hand or in batches in a food processor fitted with a steel blade (pulse 6 to 8 times). Add to the pot with the basil. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Rub the chicken breasts with olive oil and place them on a baking sheet. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Roast the chicken for 35 to 40 minutes, until just cooked. Let cool slightly. Separate the meat from the bones and skin and cut it into 3/4-inch chunks. Add to the chili and simmer, uncovered, for another 20 minutes. Serve with the toppings, or refrigerate and reheat gently before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 250.1, Fat 10, SaturatedFat 2.1, Cholesterol 30.9, Sodium 640.9, Carbohydrate 28.1, Fiber 6.7, Sugar 13.3, Protein 15