World's Best Chili Recipe

World's Best Chili Recipe

Soup
500 min
12 servings
391 kcal / serving

This is the best chili recipe on the internet! A contest winner, crowd pleaser and the best chili you’ll find, it will get rave reviews!

Ingredients

  • 2 lbsground beef
  • 4 tbspolive oil
  • 1yellow onion (chopped)
  • 1green bell pepper (chopped)
  • 4 clovesgarlic (minced)
  • ¼ cupflat-leaf italian parsley (finely chopped)
  • 2jalapeño peppers (finely chopped (optional))
  • 3 tbspchili powder
  • 2 tspcumin
  • 1 tspsugar
  • 1 tsporegano
  • 1 tspsalt
  • 1 tsppepper
  • ¼ tspcayenne pepper
  • 46 oztomato juice
  • 28 ozdiced tomatoes
  • 15 oztomato sauce
  • 16 ozkidney beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 16 ozpinto beans (drained and rinsed)
  • shredded cheese and sour cream (for topping)

Directions

  1. 1

    In a large skillet, cook ground meat over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Transfer the meat to a bowl. Drain excess grease from skillet, but do not clean.

  2. 2

    Add the olive oil to the skillet. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, parsley and jalapeño peppers (if using) and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft and fragrant (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat and add the chili powder, cumin, sugar, oregano, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Stir until combined.

  3. 3

    If cooking on the stove top, add the cooked meat back to the skillet. If using a slow cooker, add meat-veggie mixture to the slow cooker. Add the tomato juice, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans and pinto beans to either the skillet or slow cooker, depending on which you are using.

  4. 4

    On the stove top, bring to a boil, dial back to medium-low and simmer for 2 hours (stir occasionally). In slow cooker, cook on low for 7 to 8 hours. Serve warm with cheese and sour cream.