Grammy's Kitchen · Chili · Thick & Hearty Ground Beef Chili with Beans
One of 163 chili recipes we measured
1 cooks on playswellwithbutter.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 | 26% | 23% |
| fat | 3% | 1% |
| aromatics | 14% | 16% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 73% | 58% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 34 g | 2-3 tablespoons olive oil, divided |
| 907 g | 2 pounds 85% lean ground beef |
| kosher salt and ground black pepper, to season | |
| 150 g | 1 large yellow onion, diced |
| 240 g | 2 bell peppers, diced |
| 24 g | 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped or grated |
| 52 g | 3-4 chipotle peppers (from a can packed in adobo sauce), finely chopped |
| 24 g | 3 tablespoons chili powder (see Recipe Notes) |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon ground cumin |
| 4 g | 1 tablespoon dried oregano |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon smoked paprika |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon onion powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| 340 g | 12 ounces beer of choice (see Recipe Notes) |
| 454 g | 1 16-ounce can tomato sauce |
| 284 g | two 10-ounce cans diced tomatoes with green chilies (such as Rotel) |
| 425 g | three 15-ounce cans beans of choice (black, pinto, kidney, etc.), drained and rinsed |
| 48 g | 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce |
| up to 2 cups beef stock/broth (or water) | |
| 1 lime, juiced |
Method: 5 steps, published by playswellwithbutter.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Excellent chili. Made a batch for after Thanksgiving guests. Big hit. Followed recipe as stated but made in slow cooker. Cut back by 1 can of beans cause not a huge fan. Did not need broth as it was perfectly thick. Used a lite IPA as that’s what was on hand. ” — a cook
“Love this recipe. It is so hearty and tasty. The perfect comfort food for a chilly, windy autumn day. To make it extra autumn inspired I used pumpkin beer, and I actually added a can of pumpkin purée to the recipe. This will be my go to chili recipe from now o” — a cook