A fun and easy twist on traditional red chili (and a great one to try if you don’t love red or kidney beans!)
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Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
- chopped onions optional (my addition)
- 2 15 oz cans black beans undrained (see notes)
- 1 cup medium or hot chunky salsa
- 2 8 oz cans tomato sauce See Notes (I used 1-15 oz can)
- 1- 1.5 tablespoons chili seasoning mix from a packet (See Notes)
- sour cream for garnish
- cheddar cheese for garnish
- Tortilla Chips for garnish
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Instructions
- Cook meat (and chopped onions if you are using them) in a large saucepan over medium-high heat until meat is browned, stirring until it crumbles. Drain, if necessary.
- While meat cooks, drain and mash 1 can of beans. Add mashed beans, undrained beans, salsa, tomato sauce and seasoning mix to saucepan. Stir well. Cook over medium heat 10 minutes or until thorougly heated.
- Spoon into serving bowls. Top with additional toppings, if desired.
Recipe Notes
Stacy's Notes:
- The original recipe says this makes 7-8 servings, but it does not make that many for us, this is usually 4-5 good entree servings for us.
- The original recipe says you can use 2 cans of black beans or 1 each of black and pinto, but I have always used black beans. Use whatever salsa you like the flavor of (I use the On The Border brand in a large jar from Sam's Club).
- You can make this chili with ground beef or ground turkey (I have not tried ground chicken or meatless crumbles, but I imagine both will work)
- The original recipe calls for 2-8 oz cans of tomato sauce, but we tend to like it thicker, so I usually just use one 15 oz can of tomato sauce
- The original recipe calls for 1 tablespoon chili seasoning mix, but I usually use 1.5 tablespoons from a packet. Or else I make my own (as I did in the video on our Youtube channel) using chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, onion salt (optional), dash chipotle chili powder, salt and pepper. Season to taste, and make it as spicy as you like.
- We usually eat this chili garnished with tortilla chips, sour cream and shredded cheese.
- Enjoy!
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