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Beef Chili

Hearty, filling, and ready in under an hour, this is truly the best ground beef chili recipe! Made with beans, beef, and a blend of spices.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1 pound ground Beef 93% lean
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
  • 0.5 small onion chopped
  • 1 medium red bell pepper chopped
  • 1 15 ounce can reduced-sodium black beans rinsed, drained
  • 1 10 ounce can mild diced tomatoes with green chilies drained
  • 0.5 cup canned tomato sauce
  • 0.75 cup light beer such as corona light (Or swap for 3/4 cups reduced-sodium beef broth)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 0.5 teaspoon chili powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon paprika
  • 0.25 teaspoon garlic powder
  • black pepper to taste

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Press saute on the Instant Pot, brown the beef and season with salt. Cook breaking beef into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally, 5 minutes.
  2. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook 1 to 2 minutes. Add the beans, tomatoes, tomato sauce, beer and spices.
  3. Cover and cook on high pressure 20 minutes to blend the flavors. Natural release. Taste for salt and adjust as needed, serve with toppings, as desired.

Notes

Optional toppings include chopped red onions, cilantro leaves, lime wedges, sour cream, cheddar, and avocado.