Chili con Carne
Tex-Mex beef chili with beans
Ingredients
- 700 g Ground beef
- 2 tin Black beans
- 400 g Canned tomatoes
- 2 Onion
- 4 cloves Garlic
- 2 tbsp Chili powder
- 1 tbsp Ground cumin
- 1 tsp Smoked paprika
- 2 tbsp Neutral oil
- 1 tsp Salt
Method
- Chop the onion and garlic.
- Brown the beef hard in oil, then add the onion and garlic to soften.
- Stir in the chili powder, cumin, and paprika and cook for about a minute until fragrant, then add the tomatoes and beans.
- Simmer gently until thick and deeply flavoured, about 45 minutes.
- Ladle into bowls and serve.
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About Chili con Carne
Chili con carne is the Tex-Mex bowl of slow-simmered beef and beans that borders Texas and northern Mexico claim in their own ways. This version leans into the crowd-pleasing style with black beans, canned tomatoes, and a warm spice base of chili powder, cumin, and smoked paprika. Browning the ground beef hard before anything else is what builds the deep, savory backbone, developing fond in the pan that dissolves into the sauce. It is honest, one-pot cooking meant to feed a table of six without fuss.
The reward is a thick, brick-red chili that tastes far older than its hour of cooking, the spices bloomed in oil so they read as fragrant rather than dusty. Roughly three-quarters of an hour of gentle simmering lets the beef go tender and the tomato reduce into something rich and clinging, while the beans add body and fiber. It is a natural fit for cold nights, game days, and casual gatherings, and it welcomes a spread of toppings: shredded cheese, sour cream, raw onion, or a fistful of crushed tortilla chips. Leftovers only improve overnight as the flavors settle.
Chili con Carne: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Chili con Carne?
A serving has about 466 calories — 31.5g protein, 31.7g carbs, 24.2g fat, 11.2g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 31.5g of protein, roughly 27% of its calories.
Is Chili con Carne gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Chili con Carne has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
How long does Chili con Carne take to make?
About 70 minutes start to finish, but only around 22 of those are hands-on — the rest is largely unattended cooking time you can step away from. In the Homecooked app the timers and parallel steps are sequenced for you so the hands-on part feels even shorter.
How many servings does Chili con Carne make?
This recipe makes 6 servings. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.