Smoky Three Bean Chili
Smoky Three Bean Chili
This fantastic chili is perfect for a cold winter night and an excellent make-ahead meal. The spice level is easily adjusted to your taste - just start with less spice and add more as you like
Adapted from a recipe by Ellie Krieger
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 Onion diced
- 1 large carrot diced
- 1.5 tsp ground cumin
- 1 lb lean ground beef or turkey if you prefer
- 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1-2 small chipotle peppers in adobo sauce See note for gluten free readers
- 1-2 tsp adobo sauce from the can of chipotle peppers
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 15.5 oz can black beans
- 1 15.5 oz can pinto beans or kidney beans
- 1 15.5 oz can white beans or other bean of your choice
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large dutch oven or stock pot
- Add the diced and onion and cook until the vegetables are soft about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Add the cumin to the pan, stir and cook for a minute or so to toast the cumin
- Add the ground beef to the pan and break it up with a spoon
- Sauté the beef until it is cooked through and no longer pink
- Take 1 or 2 chipotle peppers out of the can (start with 1 if you like your chili less spicy)
- Cut the peppers in half, remove the seeds with a knife and chop into small pieces (if you don't have chipotle peppers in adobo, substitute 1-2 tsp chili powder)
- Add the crushed tomatoes, peppers , the chopped chipotle peppers, 1or 2 tsp of the adobo sauce from the can (or chili powder), the oregano, salt and pepper to the pan
- Add the chicken broth to the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes
- Rinse the canned beans in a strainer until the water runs clear
- After the chili has simmered for 30 minutes or so, stir in the beans and cook for 15-20 minutes longer. Taste, adjust the seasonings and enjoy! Serve with your favorite toppings such as cheese, sour cream, diced onions etc..
Notes
A note about chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (or chilies in adobo) if you are gluten intolerant be sure to check the ingredients. The brands I regularly use: Empacadora San Marcos & La Costena list no gluten ingredients and I have never had a reaction to them. As always, I recommend that you review the ingredients in the can as brands may vary. As stated above, you may replace the chipotle peppers in adobo with chili powder if you prefer.