Dinner
Easy Chili
Description
This easy chili recipe has everything you love about the dish. It’s richly seasoned, hearty and free of any hard-to-find ingredients or unnecessary steps. After a quick bit of chopping and sautéing, stir in stewed tomatoes, beans and seasonings, and you’ll be well on your way to serving up this favorite winter pick-me-up dinner. If you’re serving this at a get-together or on game day, impress your crowd by setting up a toppings grazing board! Fill bowls with different types of cheese, sour cream, chopped cilantro, guacamole, fresh salsa and corn chips—the topping possibilities are endless.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb ground beef round
- 1 1/4 cups chopped onions
- 1 1/4 cups chopped green bell peppers
- 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 cans (14.5 oz each) no-salt-added stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (15 oz) Progresso™ dark red kidney beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 can (8 oz) no-salt-added tomato sauce
- 1 package (1 oz) onion soup mix (from 2-oz box)
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 1/4 teaspoons red pepper sauce
- 6 tablespoons shredded reduced-fat sharp Cheddar cheese
Directions:
- Spray 4-quart Dutch oven with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add beef, onions, green peppers and garlic; cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked. Drain.
- Add tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, onion soup mix, water, chili powder, paprika and pepper sauce. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon cheese.
