Description
This is the perfect Beer Chili recipe. Packed with vegetables, hearty beans, rich beer, and ground meat – it’s comfort food at it’s finest.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 green bell peppers, diced
- 1 lb. ground meat (beef, venison, turkey, elk*)
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 Tbsp. chili powder
- 2 Tbsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- *1 and 1/2 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar* – for wild game meat ONLY
- 12 oz. beer (I like lagers, porters, or stouts)
- 2 (15 oz.) cans of diced tomatoes
- 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
- 1 (15oz.) can pinto beans
- 1 (15oz.) can black beans
- 1 (15oz.) can kidney beans
Instructions
- Start by heating the olive oil in a large pot. Add the onions and peppers and saute for about 5 minutes until they start to soften.
- Add the ground meat and allow it to brown, about 8 minutes. Then add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper and cook for 2 additional minutes.
- Then, add the beer and allow it to deglaze the pan while you scrape up the bits off the bottom of the pan. Let this cook for 5 minutes while the alcohol cooks out of the beer.
- Then add all of the remaining ingredients and stir. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce it to a simmer, and cover.
- Cook for at least 20 minutes, but the longer the better! When you’re ready to serve, remove it from the heat and top how you like!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Soup/Stew
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 432
- Sugar: 7 g
- Sodium: 742 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 59 g
- Fiber: 16 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
Keywords: chili, soup, beer
