Here are 2 easy chili recipes you’re sure to love! The first one is our regular easy chili recipe with all of the goodies! It’s delicious and easy to prepare. The second recipe is an easy 5 ingredient chili recipe that is less exciting for chili connoisseurs, but perfect for picky eaters. Both recipes are easy to make and perfect to serve for busy days!
This easy homemade chili recipe makes a quick and easy dinner that you can throw together before work or in the morning and let it simmer all day long. Throw together a batch of our Best Ever Cornbread and you’ll have a full meal the entire family will love!
PrintEasy Homemade Chili Recipe
- Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
1/2 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes (do not drain)
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. paprika
1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper
1–3 Tbsp. chili powder (to taste)
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans (drained) or 2 cups cooked kidney beans (optional)
Instructions
- Cook and stir ground beef, onion and green pepper in a large 10-inch skillet until the beef is brown and the onion is tender.
- Drain.
- Stir in tomato sauce, tomatoes (with liquid), salt, paprika, cayenne pepper, chili powder and garlic powder.
- Heat to boiling.
- Reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
- If using, add the beans to the chili and simmer 5 more minutes to warm the beans.
Notes
- You may add one can of tomato juice to make more chili.
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5 Ingredient Quick and Easy Chili Recipe
If you are a chili connoisseur this quick and easy chili recipe may not be for you but if you have picky eaters or children this chili recipe may be a life saver. You can adjust the amounts of the ingredients to the size of your family without doing much harm. This is also a perfect recipe to make the day before and just warm up when you need it.
Ingredients
3 small cans tomato soup*
3 soup cans of water
1/2 to 1 lb. cooked hamburger
Chili powder to taste
Garlic powder and onion powder to taste
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Put everything into a large pot.
- Simmer at least 2 hours. It’s better to let it simmer all day if possible.
Notes
- I usually use at least 2 teaspoons each of chili powder and garlic powder.
You can add almost anything you want to this basic recipe. Beans work well.
I like to crumble in some fried sausage for extra flavor.
You can also use onions.
I have also replaced the soup with a large can (32-36 oz.) of tomato juice and it is good, too!
Thanks for posting the link for cornbread. I’m always looking for new recipes to try. I do a very similar chili except I use my crockpot. And the big difference is I use a product called Just Like Round, which is the veggie version of hamburger meat.
Hi, Tawra & Mike,
You mentioned “Jill’s” Chilli recipe on today’s show of “Tawra’s” Chilli, but I can’t find the recipe. Would you please either send me the link, or tell me the page in the cookbook?
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
Jane
Here you go Jane. I really love to add a little bit of cooked pork sausage to this for a really yummy flavor. You can add to this what ever you want like adding sauted onions, peppers, celery or any leftover veggies you have that you have been saving in the freezer.Also be careful adding too much salt and a ton of spices at first because if it simmers all day it will thicken so add a little more salt at the end if you need it. Hope this helps. Jill
Quick and Easy Chili Recipe – Jill’s Chili
3 small cans tomato soup*
3 soup cans of water
1/2 to 1 lb. cooked hamburger
Chili powder to taste
Garlic powder and onion powder to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
I usually use at least 2 teaspoons each of chili powder and garlic powder. You can also use onions. Put everything in a large pan and simmer at least 2 hours. It’s better to let it simmer all day if possible. You can add almost anything you want to this basic recipe. Beans work well or I like to crumble in some fried sausage for extra flavor.
*I have also replaced the soup with a large can (32-36 oz.) of tomato juice and it is good, too!
Here is the link on the website for this same recipe Quick and Easy Chili Recipe
I made your chili recipe Jill and my son loved it! It was delicious!
Oh Marcia I am so glad he liked it. It is such an easy recipe and you don’t have to have a bunch of ingredients for it so it helps to save too. Plus I don’t know how old your son is but kids really like this recipe because it doesn’t have a bunch of “lumpy and bumpy”things : ) in it or things like beans although you can add beans if your family likes them.
Has anyone ever put black bean a brown sugar in their chili?
I haven’t done black beans (although don’t know why you couldn’t because I would use anything I had on hand) but the brown sugar would do great. I add sugar to things like my spaghetti sauce. People don’t often realize that you can add just a little bit of sugar to savory things and a little bit of salt to sweet things and it really seems to enhance the flavor for some reason.
Adding a cinnamon stick while chili is cooking really deepens the flavor and so does adding an ounce of sweetened chocolate. I usually use both.
I was wondering if there is anyway that i could buy your cook book without using a credit card , would a post dated cheque or anything like that work , I live in Canada … love watching your shows , love your recipes , Etc;
Yes Vinna you can buy the book by check. Contact Tawra and she can let you know how to do it and the amount of postage it will be etc
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I made it and it was delicious. I added cheddar cheese. I’m going to try the cocoa powder next time.
I made this along with some cornbread tonight for dinner and it was delicious! I will absolutely be making it again soon.
Here is a tip Nicole. If you have some liquid smoke – it is usually found by the bar b q sauces in the store- I add a few drops of it and oh my is it good.
We’ve made this recipe since 2008 and it is AWESOME. It’s one of those golden recipes that’s a big hit every time we serve it to guests. They think we’re great cooks, but we don’t tell them how easy it is to make.
Thanks Kat for letting us know. And thanks for sticking with us for so long. LOL about they think you are great cooks we are the same way – we are just average cooks like everyone else but love simple, easy and good recipes. : )