Homemade Chili is a staple food here in Minnesota because we get us some COLD winters. I love them! You know why? Here’s why: sweaters, hot chocolate, fall, and winter essential oil diffuser recipes (because candles are toxic, but I still need those yummy scents!), and my family’s homemade chili recipe. #sweaterweather. I hope you enjoy it too!Â
Tip: Here in the Midwest, we like our food pretty, NOT spicy! I happen to be an anomaly and I love, love, love heat in my food. So, I always add jalapenos to my chili after I put it in my bowl. For this reason, I did not include them in this recipe, but they make a great addition!
Homemade Chili
Homemade chili is perfect for cold weather meals, game day dishes, and party potlucks. You'll love this hearty, flavorful homemade beef chili.
Ingredients
- 4 qt jars of homemade tomato sauce
- 2 lbs ground beef (we use Butcher Box meat)
- 4 cans organic kidney beans
- 2 cans organic garbanzo beans
- 2 cans organic black beans
- 2 cans northern white beans
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
- 6 onions, diced
- 1 (7oz) jar of tomato paste (to thicken the chili)
- 1/2 cup fresh organic basil, chopped
- 1-2 Tbsp cumin powder (to taste preference)
- 2-4 Tbsp chili powder (to taste preference)
- Sea salt to taste
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil for sautéing onions
Instructions
- In a large stockpot, sauté the chopped onions in coconut oil until fragrant.
- In a skillet, cook the beef until cooked through.
- Add the meat to the onions in the stockpot.
- Add the beans, tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, cumin, and chili powder.
- Put a lid on the stock pot and cook until the flavors have combined well and it’s nice and hot.
- Add the basil, and more spices if needed.
- Serve with grated raw cheese or sour cream.
- This feeds a crowd! I typically freeze half of the batch so we can have some to eat later on.
- Lasts up to one week in the fridge, and lasts for months in the freezer.
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2 Replies to “My Family Favorite Homemade Chili Recipe”
I’m in MN, too, and warming foods like chili are one of the things that help me get through our looooooong winters! Looks like a great recipe!
This sounds wonderful Kate, even for us South Texas folks. We get cold down here too ya know!