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The Best Chili Recipe
The Best Chili Recipe brings together ground beef, onion, and jalapeño. Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 65 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 16 listed
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Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Beef
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Preparation & total time
- Prep: 16–30 minutes · Total: over 60 minutes
- Budget (estimated)
- Low cost
- Dish type
- Soups & stews
A few quick notes
1. Set out the first ingredients
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
2. Give the simmer its place
Keep the simmering stage in the sequence when planning the meal. Follow the heat and texture checks in that step rather than rushing straight to the finish.
3. Keep the first boil and the next step together
Read what happens once the mixture comes to a boil. Have the next ingredient or heat adjustment ready, and continue with the sequence the recipe gives.
Get to know the ingredients
Ground beef
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Combine ground beef and 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder.
Onion
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a large pot, brown ground beef, onion, jalapeno, and garlic.
Jalapeño
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: In a large pot, brown ground beef, onion, jalapeno, and garlic.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Top with cheddar cheese, green onions, cilantro or other favorite toppings. Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the pot. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Combine ground beef and 1 ½ tablespoons chili powder.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Look through the first cooking step and have its ingredients ready before you begin. It is easier to give the pan your attention when you are not still looking for the next item.
What check should I look for as it cooks?
Keep this part of the method in view: Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 45 to 60 minutes or until chili has reached desired thickness.
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: Spend With Pennies. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
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