No Bean Chili
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
50 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
375 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
No Bean Chili
Description
No Bean Chili features browned ground beef and maple-flavored sausage cooked with diced onions and red and green bell peppers. Garlic is added for aroma before combining with fire-roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, and beef broth. The chili seasoning blend includes chili powder, cumin, kosher salt, smoked paprika, oregano, and black pepper, contributing layered warmth and a smoky undertone. The mixture simmers to meld flavors, resulting in a thick, savory chili without the texture or sweetness of beans.
The combination of ground meats, particularly maple-flavored sausage, introduces a subtle sweetness balanced by savory spices. The vegetables soften to tender textures, and the fire-roasted tomatoes add slight charred notes. Optional toppings like cheese, sour cream, green onions, jalapeno slices, avocado, or chips offer customizable richness and texture contrasts.
This chili is suited for chilly days or filling meals where a beanless option is desired. It pairs well with bread or tortilla chips as accompaniments. The recipe notes suggest that ground turkey or various types of sausage can be used to alter flavor profiles slightly without changing the core structure.
Ground turkey can substitute ground beef for a leaner chili.Maple-flavored breakfast sausage gives a slight sweetness, but Italian, mild, spicy, or plain breakfast sausage can be used instead.To adjust flavor and texture, you can use all ground beef or all turkey instead of mixing meats.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground sausage (preferably maple flavor breakfast sausage)
- 1 onion diced, large, yellow
- 1 red bell pepper stemmed, and chopped, seeded
- 1 green bell pepper stemmed, and chopped, seeded
- 4 garlic minced, cloves
- 29 ounces fire roasted tomatoes
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 14.5 ounces beef broth
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin ground
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- cheese sour cream, green onions, jalapeno slices, avocado, chips, optional topping, shredded
Instructions
- In a large pot, brown the ground beef and sausage over medium high heat, until no longer pink, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon while it cooks. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the cooked meat to a plate. Set aside. Reserve one tablespoon of the grease in the pot and discard the rest.
- Add the onion and peppers to the pot and cook over medium high heat until soft and tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minutes.
- Stir in the tomatoes (with juice), tomato sauce, tomato paste, broth, chili powder, cumin, salt, smoked paprika, oregano, and pepper.
- Add the cooked meat back into the pot. Simmer the chili on low for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Ladle the chili into bowls and serve warm with desired toppings.
Notes
- Ground turkey can substitute ground beef for a leaner chili.
- Maple-flavored breakfast sausage gives a slight sweetness, but Italian, mild, spicy, or plain breakfast sausage can be used instead.
- To adjust flavor and texture, you can use all ground beef or all turkey instead of mixing meats.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 375 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 375kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Cholesterol | 81mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 1383mg | 58% |
| Potassium | 573mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 1584IU | 32% |
| Vitamin C | 38mg | 42% |
| Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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