Grammy's Kitchen · Chili · The Best Chili
One of 163 chili recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 163 for gravy quality among the chili recipes we compared. 3,061 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 163.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 41% | 23% |
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 12% | 16% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 65% | 58% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 907 g | 2 pounds lean ground beef |
| 150 g | 1 onion (diced) |
| 15 g | 1 jalapeño (seeded and finely diced) |
| 12 g | 4 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 20 g | 2 1/2 tablespoons chili powder (divided, or to taste) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon cumin |
| 120 g | 1 green bell pepper (seeded and diced) |
| 411 g | 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes |
| 539 g | 1 (19 ounce) can canned red kidney beans (drained and rinsed) |
| 411 g | 1 (14.5 ounce) can canned diced tomatoes (with juices) |
| 360 g | 1 1/2 cups beef broth |
| 240 g | 1 cup beer |
| 16 g | 1 tablespoon tomato paste |
| 13 g | 1 tablespoon brown sugar (optional) |
| salt and black pepper (to taste) |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Hello. I followed the recipe nearly to the tee. It was an absolute winner as written with plenty of leeway to amend for personalization. Only additions I made were to suit my own preferences. I used 2-1/2# ground beef 85% lean, 6 big cloves garlic, an extra ca” — a cook, 5★
“This recipe is a keeper it’s perfect. Since we’ve been isolating ourselves I couldn’t run out to the store when my family wanted chili dogs. I realized I forgot to buy chili so I made this recipe which I had all the ingredients for except the beans. I made a p” — a cook, 5★