This is seriously the Easiest one-pot Chili with the Yummiest results. If you can dump, stir, wait…you can make this! It’s also easy to make as a veggie version! I do not have cool photos to go with this yet…but I’ll make it again and try to have my act together that time! LOL! People get freaked out a bit by a long list of ingredients – don’t be those people. This is easy and delicious – and these ingredients along with a couple of super simple techniques really will make the difference. It ends up tasting like you slaved for hours to make it. You can make this in under an hour and it’s all in one pot!! The only other items to clean will be a cutting board, a knife, and a spoon. Make. This. Chili. Trust me, dahling. You will win the prize with my easiest freakin’ chili ever.
Easiest One-Pot Chili
Add more corn. Add less corn…skip the corn. People have strong opinions about corn I've noticed. Also, I probably add more of the black beans. Whatever. You do you. Make this chili and tweak it to make it your own. Have fun! And be sure to share your creation and tag me in it when you do!
Ingredients
- 3 lb ground meat – turkey, pork, beef or a combination Get chili grind if you can
- 2 medium yellow onions diced about 2 cups diced
- 2 T olive oil
- 1/4 tsp each ground: cayenne pepper, smoked paprika, ancho chile, cumin, chipotle chile
- 1 T each powdered: garlic, onion granulated is fine also
- 1 T liquid smoke
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 1 each: green bell pepper, poblano or anaheim chili, small jalapeno diced and seeded
- 1 16oz can each: corn, kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans Drained! Sub out any of these – just keep the ratio the same 64 total ounces
- 3 6oz cans tomato paste
- 3 T Sriracha brand chili sauce
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 1 16oz can dark beer (805 or Modelo Negra are great!) Just no light beer for sure
- 2 4 oz cans green chilies
- 4 10 oz cans Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilis
- 2 16 oz cans tomato sauce
- Kosher salt to taste
Instructions
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Heat pot. Add diced peppers and a sprinkle of salt. Cook on med-high until soft and edges are browning even a little black. Remove from pot.
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Cook ground meat* with 2 T salt until completely cooked and even a little crispy. Transfer cooked meat into a separate bowl and save all the drippings in the pan. *If you are making this veggie style skip this step
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Use the reserved oil from the meat or heat 2 T olive oil in the pot, add diced onions and saute on med-high until translucent then add the garlic and all ground spices, powdered garlic and onion, brown sugar, and saute until the onion start to turn golden brown – be careful not to burn the onion. Add a generous sprinkle of kosher salt (about 2 T) This will make a paste and will be very aromatic. Cook on med-high for 5 minutes stirring to avoid burning
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Return the meat and peppers to the pot with all the spices and stir well. Add beer, liquid smoke, tomato paste, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, green chiles, Sriracha and bring to a soft boil
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Add all beans and corn and return to a boil then reduce to simmer for 15 minutes
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Adjust seasoning. Check to add more salt? More brown sugar?
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Serve with your favorite toppings – sour cream, grated cheese, jalapenos, diced green onions, hot sauce
Gonna try this — I would definitely drain the meat drippings and use olive oil to saute the onions, etc. Hamburger grease is yucky. Maybe no pinto beans. I’ll let you know final star rating…probably not until this weekend. This is good weather for chili. Probably would freeze well, you think?
Great! I hope you do give it a try. I use pretty lean ground meat for this and I didn’t have too much grease. Definitely use beans you prefer…my favorite are the little black ones. I freeze this often and it comes out deliciously! Let me know how it goes! Bon apetite!