Recipe: Appetizing Chili

Chili. These chili beans are delicious and so easy to make. If your chili doesn't have beans it's not outlaw chili. Garnish with lime, cilantro, diced onions, Cheddar cheese, and diced avocado.

Find hearty chili recipes from the chefs at FoodNetwork.com, including recipes for turkey, vegetarian and green chilis. Chili is a cold-weather staple because it's hearty, warming and incredibly versatile. From unexpected spices to a splash of liquor, here are the secret ingredients home cooks are using to take their chili to the next level. You can have Chili using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chili

1. You need 2 lb of Lean Ground beef or turkey.
2. You need 1 of Onion.
3. Prepare 2 clove of Garlic.
4. It’s 28 oz of Diced tomatoes (undrained).
5. You need 28 oz of Tomato sauce.
6. It’s 15 oz of Light red Kidney beans (rinsed and drained).
7. It’s 15 oz of Black beans (rinsed and drained).
8. You need 15 oz of Pinto beans (rinsed and drained).
9. It’s 1 packages of McCormick Chili Powder Original.
10. Prepare 1 packages of McCormick Chili Powder Mild.
11. You need 1/2 tsp of Salt.
12. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Pepper.
13. Prepare 1 packages of Cheddar cheese.

Being in Texas, chili is a staple on the few cold days we have each year. This is something I've come up with after years of trying to perfect an easy-to-make and delicious chili. This is a very spicy chili and the perfect meal for a chilly day. The beans are optional here as they traditionally aren't found in Texas chili.

Chili step by step

1. Chop onion and cook until transparent.
2. Add meat to onion and cook over medium heat for 8-10 min (until brown).
3. Drain beef and add to other ingredients in 5-quart crockpot.
4. Cook on low for 5-7 hours.

Cincinnati-Style Chili: Prepare as above, except omit sweet pepper, basil, and optional garnishes. Place the ground beef in a large pot and throw in the garlic. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain off the excess fat, and then pour in the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt. In a large pot over medium heat, heat oil.