{"id":17760,"date":"2026-09-23T21:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/?p=17760"},"modified":"2026-09-23T21:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T21:03:22","slug":"hearty-beef-bean-chili","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/2026\/09\/23\/hearty-beef-bean-chili\/","title":{"rendered":"Hearty Beef &amp; Bean Chili"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Makes:<\/strong>&nbsp;about 8\u201310 servings<br><strong>Prep:<\/strong>&nbsp;20 minutes<br><strong>Cook:<\/strong>&nbsp;1\u20131\u00bd hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 lb (900 g) ground beef, preferably 80\/20 or 85\/15<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 large yellow onion, diced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 large\u00a0<strong>green bell pepper<\/strong>, diced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp tomato paste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2\u00bd\u20133 tbsp chili powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tbsp ground cumin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp smoked paprika<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp dried oregano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u20131\u00bd tsp salt, to taste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cans (15 oz\/425 g each) kidney beans, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 can (28 oz\/800 g) diced tomatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 can (15 oz\/425 g) tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\u00bd\u20132 cups (360\u2013480 ml) beef broth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce \u2014 optional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp brown sugar \u2014 optional, if the tomatoes taste acidic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd\u20131 tsp cayenne or red-pepper flakes \u2014 optional for heat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Brown the beef.<\/strong><br>Heat a large heavy pot over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and break it into small pieces. Cook until deeply browned, about\u00a0<strong>7\u201310 minutes<\/strong>. Drain excess grease if there&#8217;s a lot.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cook the vegetables.<\/strong><br>Add the onion and green pepper. Cook for\u00a0<strong>5\u20137 minutes<\/strong>, until softened. Add the garlic and cook another\u00a0<strong>30\u201360 seconds<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bloom the spices.<\/strong><br>Add tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, black pepper, and about 1 tsp salt. Stir constantly for\u00a0<strong>1\u20132 minutes<\/strong>. Cooking the spices and tomato paste in the fat before adding liquid helps develop the flavor.\u00a0Food Network+1\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add the tomatoes and broth.<\/strong><br>Stir in diced tomatoes, tomato sauce\/crushed tomatoes, and 1\u00bd cups beef broth. Add Worcestershire sauce and brown sugar if using.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add the beans.<\/strong><br>Stir in the kidney beans.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Simmer.<\/strong><br>Bring to a gentle boil, then reduce the heat to low. Simmer\u00a0<strong>uncovered for 45\u201360 minutes<\/strong>, stirring every 10\u201315 minutes. Add a little more broth or water if it becomes too thick. Classic chili recipes commonly simmer around 35\u201360 minutes to let the flavors develop and the mixture thicken.\u00a0Food Network+1\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Adjust.<\/strong><br>Taste and add more salt, chili powder, cumin, or cayenne as needed. For the consistency in your photo, let it simmer uncovered until it&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>thick but still quite saucy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toppings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For serving, try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sour cream<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chopped green onions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fresh cilantro<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diced jalape\u00f1os<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avocado<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cornbread or crusty bread<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For the exact look of your photo:<\/strong>&nbsp;use&nbsp;<strong>2 lb ground beef + 2 cans kidney beans + lots of green bell pepper<\/strong>, keep the beef fairly finely crumbled, and don&#8217;t make the chili overly thick. A long, gentle simmer will also give you that rich reddish-brown color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Classic Chili reference recipe \u2014 Food Network&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makes:&nbsp;about 8\u201310 servingsPrep:&nbsp;20 minutesCook:&nbsp;1\u20131\u00bd hours Ingredients Method Toppings For serving, try: For the exact look of your photo:&nbsp;use&nbsp;2 lb ground beef + 2 cans kidney beans + lots of green bell pepper, keep the beef fairly finely crumbled, and don&#8217;t make the chili overly thick. A long, gentle simmer will also give you that rich &#8230; <a title=\"Hearty Beef &amp; Bean Chili\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/2026\/09\/23\/hearty-beef-bean-chili\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hearty Beef &amp; Bean Chili\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17761,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17760"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17762,"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17760\/revisions\/17762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yum.familyfreshrecipes.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}