The Best Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe

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The Best Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe

By Amanda Sanders


You will find numerous great recipes for different dishes. Some of these dishes can be easily prepared while others require more time and effort. In any case, you might find this delicious black bean beef chili recipe quite interesting, and it is really easy to prepare. For those with more time, there is another recipe down there.

Ingredients: two medium size onions, chopped, four cloves garlic, chopped, 1 sweet pepper chopped, four slices of smoked bacon, 1 pound ground beef, 1 can black beans, 2 cans crushed tomatoes, 2 teaspoons chili powder, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 tablespoon paprika powder, 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa, half of a can of a beef broth, olive oil, red pepper and salt.

In a large pan, on medium heat, brown slices of smoked bacon on a little bit of olive oil, together with garlic. Remove bacon and garlic from the pan, add more olive oil and chopped onions. After a while, add chopped sweet paprika and a little bit of salt. Cook for a few minutes, and add ground beef. Cook for another five to ten minutes, and add rinsed and drained black beans and previously removed bacon and garlic.

When the meat is soft, add spices and cook for another few minutes, and it is done. Taste your dish and add more spices if you think it is necessary. You can serve it with toasted bread or tortillas, with fresh salad or vegetables, or simply in a bowl, with grated cheese and sour cream, depending on your personal taste.

If you have more time for preparing this great dish, you can prepare it in your slow cooker, and freeze the leftovers for a fast and nutritious snack when you feel the urge for something delicious and hot. The following recipe takes more time to prepare, but is equally delicious and just perfect for larger family gatherings and similar occasions.

For this tasty slow cooker chili you will need three to four onions, depending on their size, two larger carrots, maybe six or seven garlic cloves, six slices of good smoked bacon, two pounds of diced beef, one green and one red chopped sweet peppers, one whole can of good broth, olive oil, cumin, oregano and cocoa powder, unsweetened, one teaspoon each, one tablespoon smoked paprika and three teaspoons of chili powder, salt, pepper, two cans of black beans, three cans tomatoes and a spoon of good red wine.

First, you have to fry your onions on olive oil in some large pan. When yellow, add carrots, chopped peppers, salt and garlic. After that, you can add meat and bacon. When it is brown, add spices and broth, beans and tomatoes. Put everything into the slow cooker and let it simmer for another two hours or so. Everything should be soft and tender.

It all depends on your personal taste, but you can also grease one large pan, spread some cooked chili on, cover it with crushed plum tomatoes from a can, sour cream and grated hard cheese, and bake it in the oven for maybe 30 to 40 minutes, and you will get another interesting dish you will certainly find to be delicious. It's great served with fresh vegetables and mash potatoes.




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