Description
No one will ever guess that this delicious chili was made with just 5 ingredients!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb. ground beef or turkey*
- 1 small white onion, diced
- 3 (15 oz.) cans diced tomatoes with green chiles
- 2 (15 oz.) cans beans, drained (black beans, kidney beans, a combo, or whatever you like)
- 2 Tbsp. chili powder
- (optional toppings: shredded cheese, chopped green onions, sour cream, cilantro, etc.)
Instructions
- In a large stockpot, cook ground beef or turkey over medium-high heat until browned, stirring frequently. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cooked beef or turkey to a separate plate and set aside. Reserve 1 tablespoon of grease in the stockpot, and discard the rest.
- Add the onion to the stockpot and saute for 4-5 minutes, or until soft.
- Add remaining ingredients and the cooked beef or turkey to the stockpot, and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve immediately, garnished with optional toppings if desired. Or, store in a sealed container for up to 3 days.
Notes
*If using ground turkey, you will need to heat a tablespoon of olive oil beforehand to help cook and brown the turkey, and then add an additional tablespoon of oil to cook the onion.
**You can also make this in the slow cooker. You just need to brown your meat on the stove and drain it before adding the meat to your slow cooker. Then slow cook the chili on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours.
Really good- had to simmer a bit longer to get flavor, but love the simplicity and it was quick and tasty.
I let it simmer with the cover off for forty minutes, stirring occasionally. It thickened the sauce and let the flavors mature. I’d highly recommend giving it this extra time.
So so good! But I wanted to make it vegetarian! I swapped out ground beef with a can of corn. And I only put two cans of tomatoes in. I wonder how many calories are in a serving.
I am making this lovely, easy recipe again today because it turned out so darn good last time. I am a chili freak and when I get my cravings I have got to make some nice ground beef chili! This recipe turns out pretty tremendous flavor for the amount of ingredients and the ease of throwing it together. My hubs couldn’t believe how tasty this was with so few ingredients. I have done chili cook-offs at work with my much more complicated recipe but some days you just want a tasty bowl of chili that you haven’t slaved over for half a day. This fits the bill!!
The chili was absolutely amazing and very yummy indeed…
So easy and yummy! This is my new go to for chili, rather than taking hours with crockpot! I added a touch of garlic and pepper. So good, whole family loves! Thanks!
Easy and delicious! Thanks for sharing.
What’s really great about this recipe is that you can add more seasoning, leave out the beans, add more tomato. etc.. You can customize it however you like.
I made the 5 ingredient chili today and loved it! Very simple and fast!! Great flavor and the toppings made it pop! Thanks for sharing your recipes. =)
made this chili its great but i can never get that nice red sauce that yours looks like in the pics
The red color comes from the Chili Powder he used. That’s the key!! Either make your own chili powder or find a really good one – which is difficult to do. I’m still testing different ones.
I made this over a year ago. My wife keeps begging me to make it over and over. I gave her the Recipe, and she wouldn’t follow it. She tells people Im a great cook. I tell her, I’m a good recipe reader and follower. This is great, the only thing, after the first time making it, NOT a big fan of Cilantro. I just dont care for the taste. But everything else was Perfect. Thanks.
This has become my go to chili recipe. Thank you for sharing. I sub Impossible ground “meat” for beef/turkey and it comes out great. And I cook the chili for about 30 min to get the best consistency/flavor. Also, I don’t drain the beans…I did that once and lost a layer of depth of flavor.
OMG YOU FORGOT THE CUMIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You definitely don’t need cumin. This is wonderful as is
I make this chili all the time
Easy weekday dinner for sure and so customizable to whatever you want
This was a big hit with my family! I love how you could add or change it up to vary flavors but on its own it’s still delicious. We used black and pinto beans. Yum!
Do I drain the beans and tomatoes from their cans before putting it in?
when i make chili i ALWAYS rinse the beans first. lors of uneeded sodium. can add salt later. just my suggestion
Do not drain the tomatoes. The recipe says drain the beans.
i prefer stewed tomatoes in chili. that is ok? also i would add spices.
Do I add water
I’ve been making this recipe for years. I usually double it to have leftovers. I also add more chili powder and I add in brown sugar. It’s been a family favorite! I’ve made it both on the stove and in the slow cooker. It’s better in the slow cooker (in my opinion), but still great either way.
Made this recipe today when I realized way to late that I didn’t have all I needed for tacos or burgers. Needed a quick ground beef recipe woth minimal ingredients and this fit the bill perfectly! Had great taste i did simmer it a bit longer and added a bit more chili powder but still for the amount of ingredients and time a perfect go to recipe! Will for sure make it again!
Love this Chili 🌶️ my guys love it fast and easy and we have plenty for lunches
The chili is simmering on the stove as I type. We restrict salt as much as possible and my hubby is not a fan of spicy food. I cut back on the chili powder (as I’m a good wife) and I used leftover chuck roast as it was on hand. Oh, and I used dark kidney and black beans :D
The first taste was good and can’t wait to eat a bowl full. Thank you for providing an easy, tasty chili recipe.
i would add garlic to it. sounds great though
It’s basically just ground beef and tomatoes with almost no liquid. I cut the chili powder in half and it was still so spicy. My kids and I couldn’t eat it even after adding a ton of cheese and sour cream.
This is a great recipe. When I first made it I didn’t have the right ingredients for it so I used Rotel and diced tomatoes and just a drop or two of hot sauce. It’s just great and I cook it often still using Rotel! It’s an easy but very tasty recipe. Thank you for sharing and showing us it doesn’t take 14 ingredients and an afternoon to make good chili !!
THIS is My go-to recipe for chili, but I DO make some adjustments.. I add a dash (5-6 drops) of worchestershire sauce, some season all and seasoned salt per side to the ground beef before beginning to break it up.. I only use half a white onion, a dash (1/8 tbsp) garlic powder and also add 2-3 cups of beef broth to the recipe.. I also add 1/2 to 1/8 teaspoon (just a dash) of mild taco seasoning.. These REALLY magnify and merge the flavors perfectly.. Thank you SOOOO much for giving Me a template to use to build My own version of chili that suits My tastes perfectly!!
This was great! I added a little bit more chili powder + added a bit of crushed red pepper, a pinch of cinnamon and a little minced garlic. This was great when I was in a hurry tonight – came together super fast!
Made this recipe for the first time. Used two tins each of diced tomatoes and kidney beans. Slow cooker meal, 3 hours on high, ready for when we came back from Christmas vigil Mass. It was absolutely delicious. This is my new go-to chilli dish, so easy and very tasty. Many thanks and a Merry Christmas!
Simple, fast, delicious. Thank you 😊
This takes me back home. We grew up poor,but this is as close as it gets to my mother”s. Except the tomatoes with green chilis. That wasnt available to us 65-70yrs ago. Simple but good. Thank you
Going to try today. Thank you for the recipe.
Easy but you need more chili powder for an enhanced chili flavor. I also simmered the chili on low heat for about 25 minutes and made a batch of cornbread while it simmered. I also used only one can of tomatoes and beans. It was a good ratio to the amount of meat I used.
My family loves it! I chopped half a green bell pepper, I used caned diced tomatoes with basil, garlic & oregano and added sweet corn. I don’t know why my family has to have corn in chili.
Eady recipe. I used roma tomatoes and taco seasoning. That’s what I had available. Also added chopped garlic.
Easy and very good project. Thank you
This is a great simple recipe but it lacks seasoning. .I added four cloves of garlic, one jalapeño pepper, cumin, Italian seasoning, balsamic vinegar and dark brown sugar to give it a more robust flavor. I also cooked the ground beef with Worchestchire sauce and garlic powder. Ended up with great results after heavy seasoning. I had everything in my pantry to make this recipe so it could not be more convenient. Will definitely make again.
Loved it. I want it thicker but the flavors are great. I used minced garlic w the onions. Ground sirloin. Added Cumin and doubled the chili powder. The cilantro, sour cream and shredded cheese pulls the flavors together. Love it!!! We had to have seconds.
Love how simple and quick this recipe is, and all in one pot! I added a little garlic and instead of beef or turkey, I made it with venison. I’ve made this recipe several times and it always comes out great!
Made it
Made it. Did some twist but SOOOOOO EASY. THANK YOU!!!!!!
Results….BATTA BING BATTA BOOM !!!!!!!
Merry Christmas
i fell in love with this chili the 1st time i made it. it’s my simple and perfect tasing chili, i make it in my slow cooker only,
i found out the hard way that for the 3X recipe, you must cook down the diced tomatoes till they’re mush. then all the ingredients will fit in the 6qt slow cooker, it’ll be around 1/2″ below the lip for the lid.
about 3-4 hrs on low i taste test it, add more chili powder. i end up doubling the amount of chili powder for the 3X recipe. chili flavor and heat is weak if going by the recipe, doubling it gives it a solid chili flavor and the heat is a slow low-med burn after.
i’m going to try a sample after i adjust the chili powder and add tabasco to it. i should be able to add more heat to it this way, i want to bring it up to a med-hot level. i should be able to do it w/o the tabasco flavor being noticed, my guess is i’ll need about 1/3 cup of tabasco for the 3X recipe.
TYSVM for creating this recipe.
Boy howdy, this is some good chili! I made it with turkey, but next time I’ll use plant-based “meat”. Some tweaks I used include: extra onion, a small can of green chilis, small can of corn, some garlic and pepper to taste, and the diced tomatoes were fire-roasted. These things gave it just a little kick. It came out a little more liquidy than I would have liked, but not a big deal. I used shredded cheese and sour cream as toppings and I must say this was really good.
I loved it, thank you. After reading the previous comments the versatility of this recipe is what makes it so awesome. I myself like it hot. I added a jalapeño and two habenero peppers + some cumin. 😋
I have made this before and it was great as is. This time I added chopped red and green peppers, garlic and a can of beer (more or less-I will add it toward the end and see how chunky I want it.) Browned the meat, onion, garlic and peppers and put it in the crock pot to slow cook. Still a very easy recipe!
I forgot to rate!
I made this chili for my Mom and she loved it! When I would visit again she would ask for it! She was in her late 80s so she knew chili! LoL Very tasty!
I made the recipe as is but added green pepper, cumin spice & pickled jalapeño. Wow its spicy & gooooooooood!
Love this Recipe it’s no nonsense plain and simple . Only 5
Ingredients!!! Just the way I like it . Thankyou