Let’s talk about chili. It’s warm, hearty, filling, and inexpensive to make! That’s why it’s such a great comfort food. It’s great for cozy weekends, busy weekdays, game days, and potlucks. Today I’m sharing my Black Bean Chili recipe with you. It’s delicious, easy to make, and great for anyone who doesn’t have a lot of time to cook. Let’s get cooking!
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How to make black bean chili
This black bean chili is so quick and easy to make. It takes two minutes to prep and only 30 to cook!
Prep the chili ingredients
The only things you need to prep in the recipe are the beans and onion. First, rinse and drain the black beans and set them aside for later. Then halve and dice one-half of the onion. That’s it. You can also take this time to measure out all of the spices, that’s what I do.
Cooking the black bean chili
Grab a medium pot and heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Once heated, add the diced onion and cook for 3-4 minutes, you just want the onion to soften.
Next, add the ground beef to the pot and cook with the onions for about 5 minutes, making sure to break the meat up. The beef may not be cooked all the way after 5 minutes but it will finish cooking in the next step.
Add the rest of the ingredients to the pot, mix, and cook for another 15-20 minutes. This will give the beef time to finish cooking and time for the flavors to meld together.
Serve and top with your toppings of choice! I like cheddar cheese and chives.
- 1 lb ground beef browned
- 1/2 yellow onion
- 15 oz can of black beans drained and rinsed
- 14.5 oz can of tomato sauce
- 14.5 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic salt
- Drizzle olive oil
- Cheddar cheese
- Sour cream
- Chives
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Dice half of the onion
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Drain and rinse the black beans
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Heat a medium pot on medium heat. Once heated, add a drizzle of oil and sautee the onions until they're soft. This should take about 3-4 minutes.
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Add ground beef to the pot and cook with the onions.
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Once the ground beef if cooked halfway though, add the rest of the ingredients!
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Cook on medium heat for 15-20 minutes. This will give the beef time to cook thoroughly and for the flavours to meld together.
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Serve and top with whatever toppings you like! You can also serve this with bread or crackers.
I hope you enjoy this black bean chili as much as I do! It’s a lifesaver when you don’t have much time to cook and it’s pretty inexpensive to make as well. If you liked this recipe, don’t forget to click here to check out the others! If you’d like to save this recipe for later, feel free to use the pins below to save it to your favorite Pinterest boards!
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