Beanless Beef Chili
This hearty beanless chili is packed with ground beef, peppers, garlic, green chilies, beer, and warm herbs for a rich, deeply savory bowl with a gentle kick. It is thick, comforting, and ideal for low-carb dinners or game-day meals.
This recipe is american style, dinner, scaled for 8 servings, with 20 min prep and 120 min cook.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 120 min · Total: 140 min · Serves: 8
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include ground beef, olive oil, onion, bell pepper.
- Follow all 5 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 8 servings.
Ingredients
- 2 lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion (diced)
- 1 large bell pepper (diced)
- 4 cloves garlic cloves (minced)
- 1 can diced green chilies (4 oz)
- 1 cup beer
- 1 cup water
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 0.5 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp salt (or to taste)
- 0.5 tsp black pepper (or to taste)
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat and brown the ground beef, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic, then cook until the vegetables are softened.
- Stir in the diced green chilies, beer, water, chili powder, oregano, basil, thyme, salt, and black pepper.
- Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and cook uncovered for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the chili thickens and the flavors develop.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning before serving hot.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 332
- Protein: 25 g
- Fat: 23 g
- Carbohydrates: 5 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 392 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.