Quick and Spicy Chili Recipe
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Quick and Spicy Chili

By: Emily H. 
"A fairly simple and quick chili recipe!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.7 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (45)

What to Drink?

Wine Zinfandel
Cocktail Oro Mojito
Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 20 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 16 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds lean ground beef
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 jalapeno peppers
  • 1 habanero pepper (optional)
  • 1/2 red onion
  • 2 large cloves garlic
  • 3 tablespoons masa harina flour
  • 1 tablespoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 4 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar (optional)

Directions

  1. Place the beef in a skillet over medium heat, and cook until evenly brown. Drain grease.
  2. In a large pot, mix the beans, corn, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and water. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low. In a food processor, finely chop the jalapenos, habanero, onion, and garlic. Mix into the pot. Mix in the cooked beef. Stir in masa flour. Season with cayenne pepper, chili powder, salt, black pepper, and sugar. Cook 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 201 | Total Fat: 7.9g | Cholesterol: 37mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 27, 2007 by Michelle G.   view full review
I won a Chili Cook-Off at my office with this recipe!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 11, 2007 by kikihawaii   view full review
This is the BEST chili recipe I've ever made or tasted! Perfect amount of spice. Thanks. For...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 5, 2006 by Layla   view full review
This was the spiciest, yummiest chili ever! It was very easy to make and not time consuming at...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2006 by Emily H.   view full review
My recipe, so of course I love it. But seriously, it's a really good and easy chili to make!
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 2, 2008 by SPOOTY   view full review
I made this recipe exactly as written. (Well, to be precise, the package of ground beef I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 22, 2008 by GodivaGirl   view full review
I scaled this recipe to 8 servings. Used 1/2 lb ground sausage in place of 1/2 pound of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2007 by CC   view full review
I had to scale this recipe up to feed 30 people. It was probably THE BEST chili I have ever...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2008 by jeff preisler   view full review
allways looking for a good spicy chili recipe, I've found one. thankyou
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2009 by soupisgoodfood33   view full review
very good. i omitted the corn on prefrence and added a dash of texas petes hot sauce and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 16, 2008 by BTittle   view full review
This was delicious! I had to tweak it a bit for the ingredients I had on hand. I used 1 can...

 

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