The Best Game Day Chili Recipe
Hearty beef chili with peppers, tomatoes, chili beans, broth, seasonings and more! Mix it all up in a large crock pot and cook slowly for hours. Delicious!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican
Keyword: Beef Chili, Crockpot Recipes, Dairy Free Chili, Gluten Free Chili
Servings: 8 - 16 oz bowls
Calories: 364kcal
Main ingredients
- 1 lb 97/3 lean ground beef
- 1 large yellow onion *diced
- 2 medium green bell peppers *diced
- 2 medium beefsteak tomatoes *diced
- 2 jalapenos *diced *see note below
- 1 15oz can beef broth
- 1 28oz can crushed tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 can diced hatch green chile peppers
- 2 cans pinto beans
- 1 can dark red kidney beans
- 1 can navy or great northern beans
- 1 can refried beans
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar *light or dark *optional but SO delicious!
Seasonings/Spices
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 & ½ teaspoons salt *see note below
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Optional toppings
- Sour cream, shredded cheese, chopped cilantro/green onion, avocado slices, guacamole
Recipe notes:
Jalapeños: we like spicy chili in our home, so when I dice up jalapeños for this recipe, I leave all seeds and veins in the pepper. If you don't like spicy food, remove the seeds and veins.
Salt: I typically use around 1 & ½ teaspoons of salt in this recipe, but I recommend adding the salt a little bit at a time and taste testing as the chili cooks to see if it needs more. Canned broths and beans can have different levels of sodium so you may need less!
Dice onion, bell peppers, tomatoes and jalapeños into ¼ to ½ inch pieces. Drain and rinse beans in a colander. Set beans and diced veggies aside.
Brown hamburger. Once fully cooked, drain excess fats and place hamburger into your crockpot. Add diced veggies, diced tomato, drained/rinsed beans and refried beans to the crockpot.
Add canned crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, canned hatch green chilies, beef broth, brown sugar, spices and salt.
Stir all ingredients together, make sure everything is well combined. Turn your crockpot on and allow everything to cook together for around 4-8 hours depending on which crockpot setting you select (low, medium or high). Stir occasionally, wait for onions and peppers to fully soften.
Once chili is done simmering in the crockpot, serve it up! Top with shredded cheese, sour cream and any other toppings you like!
Stovetop Instructions
Brown your ground beef in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat (*Note: this recipe makes quite a lot so find your biggest pot! If you start to have trouble fitting everything, it's okay to cut back on the added beans). Add all other ingredients, place a lid on the pot and bring ingredients to a boil over high heat. Then, reduce heat and simmer 30-45 minutes. Enjoy!
Serving: 1/8th of recipe (about 16 ounces - toppings not included) | Sugar: 9.6g | Fiber: 18.6g | Calories: 364kcal | Fat: 3.8g | Protein: 28.8g | Carbohydrates: 57g