Best Quick Beef Bacon Chili Beans Recipes

SMOKY BEEF AND BACON CHILI

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A smoky, spicy, hearty chili with bacon and ground beef. Serve with your choice of toppings--sour cream and Cheddar cheese work well.

Provided by Nick Wilson

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

Time 1h15m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 tablespoon salted butter
4 slices bacon, finely chopped
1 medium onion, diced
1 large clove garlic, diced
1 pound lean ground beef
1 tablespoon dark red chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons dark red chili powder
1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper, or more to taste
1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce, or more to taste
1 (16 ounce) can black beans
1 (16 ounce) can red kidney beans

Steps:

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until bacon begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Add onion, cover, and cook until translucent, 4 to 8 minutes. Add garlic; cook and stir for 2 minutes.
Increase heat to medium-high. Add ground beef and cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 6 to 10 minutes. Stir in chili powder, paprika, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper; cook for 2 to 4 minutes. Add tomatoes, beer, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, and hot sauce; stir well.
Reduce heat to medium-low. Cover partially and cook until reduced, 30 to 45 minutes. Stir in black and kidney beans. Cook for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 401.2 calories, Carbohydrate 36 g, Cholesterol 64.4 mg, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 12.1 g, Protein 27.6 g, SaturatedFat 5.8 g, Sodium 1471.5 mg, Sugar 4.2 g

BACON CHILI WITHOUT BEANS

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I am not a fan of kidney beans, but I love chili and bacon. I tried switching out the beans with the bacon using my mom's chili recipe, and it was an instant hit with the family. After a couple years of tweaking the recipe to get it just right and taking it to chili cook-offs, here's what I came up with. Serve with your favorite chili mix-ins such as Cheddar cheese, Fritos®, etc. Hope you enjoy!

Provided by Darrell Haire

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

Time 7h35m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
1 (16 ounce) package thick-cut bacon, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 (14.5 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes, drained
2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
¾ cup beef stock
2 medium onions, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, chopped
¼ cup hot sauce (such as Frank's® RedHot®)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon minced garlic
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground black pepper

Steps:

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer beef to a slow cooker.
Brown bacon in the same skillet, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain and discard grease. Transfer bacon to the slow cooker and stir with beef.
Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef stock, onions, bell pepper, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and garlic to the slow cooker; stir together with beef and bacon. Add chili powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, salt, cumin, basil, paprika, and black pepper; stir again to make sure all ingredients are mixed thoroughly.
Cook on Low for 5 hours. Stir and continue to cook for 2 to 3 more hours.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 332.3 calories, Carbohydrate 11.6 g, Cholesterol 72.1 mg, Fat 21.2 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 23 g, SaturatedFat 7.8 g, Sodium 1438.4 mg, Sugar 5.9 g