Description
A delicious and hearty chili recipe topped with crunchy Fritos and your choice of toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 cup finely chopped white onion
- 3 cloves garlic (peeled and minced)
- 15 ounce can tomato sauce
- 15 ounce can diced tomatoes (undrained)
- 10 ounce can Ro-tel (undrained, or similar diced tomatoes with green chiles)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground oregano
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1–2 tablespoon chili powder (more or less to taste)
- 1 tablespoon chipotle Tabasco sauce
- 14 ounce can kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
- 14 ounce can pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1 bag of Fritos
- grated sharp cheddar cheese (sour cream, lettuce, or any other desired toppings)
Instructions
- Brown ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Drain ground beef, and add garlic to ground beef and onion. Cook for 1-2 minutes.
- Add browned ground beef mixture to 5 qt or larger crockpot with tomato sauce, tomatoes, Rotel, salt, oregano, cumin, chili powder, Tabasco, and beans. Stir to combine.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours before serving stir.
- Add tomato sauce, Rotel, salt, oregano, cumin, chili powder, Tabasco, and beans to the browned ground beef. Stir to combine.
- Cover and let simmer, stirring occasionally, for at least 1 hour.
- I like to top my chili with the Fritos so that they stay crunchy, but you can top Fritos with chili. Add any other desired toppings, and enjoy!
Notes
- This chili can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Feel free to adjust the spices according to your taste preference.
- Your favorite toppings can include sour cream, cheese, or chopped fresh cilantro.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 6-8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Crockpot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg