Best Dianes Cheap And Easy Chili Recipes

DIANE'S CHEAP AND EASY CHILI

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An easy, flexible weeknight recipe. Increase/decrease chili powder and chilies to suit your taste. Great with grated cheese or diced avocado.

Provided by dianegrapegrower

Categories Beans

Time 40m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1/2 bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon bottled garlic
3 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans (or red, black, or a mix, your choice, undrained)
1 (7 ounce) can canned diced green chiles
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 -2 teaspoon sugar
1 dash Worcestershire sauce
salt and pepper
louisiana hot sauce, to taste

Steps:

Crumble ground beef into hot 3-4 qt dutch oven or suitable pot over medium high heat. When browned, add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent.
Add beans (undrained), chiles, tomatoes and spices. Return to boil and reduce heat to simmer.
Simmer 20 minutes to blend flavors. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.

DIANE'S CROCK POT CHILI CON CARNE

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This is not a recipe I have tried, but comes from Diane Deiber from Santa Cruz, California. I would be tempted to cook it longer, but I am not an experienced crock pot user.

Provided by Lennie

Categories Vegetable

Time 3h20m

Yield 16 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

8 lbs coarse ground beef
3 medium onions, chopped fine
2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped fine
3 celery ribs, chopped fine
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
2 (16 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 (3 ounce) bottles chili powder
3 tablespoons salt
1 (1 ounce) can chile salsa
1 teaspoon hot green chili pepper (canned, diced)
garlic salt
fresh coarse ground black pepper
oregano

Steps:

Brown ground beef in frying pan; pour off extra fat.
Put browned meat in bottom of crock pot; add chopped vegetables then all other ingredients.
Cook on low heat for 3 hours.

EASY HOMEMADE CHILI

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Easy homemade chili. Goes great with cornbread or over corn chips for a chili pie! I like to use spicy pinto beans.

Provided by Tobi Hargis

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Beef Chili Recipes

Time 30m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
1 ½ cups water
1 pinch chili powder
1 pinch garlic powder
salt and pepper to taste

Steps:

In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the beef and onion and saute until meat is browned and onion is tender. Add the stewed tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, beans and water.
Season with the chili powder, garlic powder, salt and ground black pepper to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 394.2 calories, Carbohydrate 48.8 g, Cholesterol 45.9 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 17.9 g, Protein 30.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.5 g, Sodium 525.6 mg, Sugar 4.4 g

QUICK AND EASY CHILI

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This quick and easy chili recipe can be made in a flash and easily doubled or tripled to satisfy any famished family. You don't have to wait until the weekend to throw it together. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 40m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Mexican stewed tomatoes
1 can (16 ounces) chili beans, undrained
1 cup frozen corn
Shredded cheddar cheese, optional

Steps:

In a large saucepan, cook the beef, onion and green pepper over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the next 6 ingredients; cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve with cheese if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 249 calories, Fat 8g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 37mg cholesterol, Sodium 947mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 6g fiber), Protein 19g protein.