Description
This is a very hearty and chunky chili with tons of vegetables and can be made with either ground beef or ground turkey breast.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
- 1 carrot, diced
- 1 zucchini, diced
- 1 yellow squash, diced
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 cup frozen white corn kernels
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 ¼ tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Break ground beef into small pieces into a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir until beginning to brown
- 3 to 5 minutes. Add onion
- green bell pepper
- yellow bell pepper
- and carrot to ground beef; cook and stir until the vegetables begin to soften
- 5 to 7 minutes. Stir zucchini and yellow squash into the beef mixture; continue cooking until the beef is completely browned
- 3 to 5 minutes more. Drain excess liquid from the pot and return to medium heat.
- Stir crushed tomatoes
- kidney beans
- black beans
- diced tomatoes
- corn
- and garlic into the beef mixture; bring to a boil. Season mixture with chili powder
- brown sugar
- paprika
- oregano
- cayenne pepper
- cumin
- salt
- and black pepper.
- Reduce heat to low
- place a cover on the pot
- and cook chili at a simmer for 30 minutes.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 8