4.8 from 135 votes
Texas Chili Recipe
This Texas Chili recipe features ground beef simmered with diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and bold spices like ancho chile powder, cumin, and paprika. The slow cooking reduces the broth for a thick, flavorful chili with well-seasoned meat. The recipe includes garlic, onions, and brown sugar to add depth and balance the heat, delivering a savory dish with a hearty texture suitable for cool days or casual meals.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 25 mins
Total Time
1 hr 40 mins
Servings:
8
Servings
Calories:
364 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 onion diced, yellow
- 3 garlic finely minced, cloves
- 2 pounds ground beef , (85/15)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 cup ancho chile powder
- 2 tablespoons cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 29 ounces diced tomatoes
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- 4 cups beef broth
Instructions
- Add vegetable oil and onions to a large dutch oven on medium heat and cook until the onions are translucent, about 6-8 minutes.
- Add the garlic, and cook for 1 minute stirring well.
- Add the ground beef, breaking apart as you cook it for 6-8 minutes but leave the chunks a bit larger, and allow the beef to sear well.
- Add in the salt, ancho chile powder, cumin, paprika and brown sugar and stir well, cooking for 1 minute.
- Add in the diced tomatoes, and tomato paste and whisk well until the tomato paste is well mixed in.
- Add in the beef broth and bring to a simmer, reduce the heat to medium low and cook for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
- Chili is done when the beef broth is reduced to the right consistency where the ground beef is not lost in the gravy.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
364kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
17g
(6%)
Protein
26g
(52%)
Fat
22g
(34%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
77mg
(26%)
Sodium
1116mg
(47%)
Potassium
1046mg
(22%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
3087IU
(62%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
114mg
(11%)
Iron
7mg
(39%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 364
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 364kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 22g | 34% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 77mg | 26% |
| Sodium | 1116mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 1046mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 3087IU | 62% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 114mg | 11% |
| Iron | 7mg | 39% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.