Beef / Pork

Ultimate Ground Beef Chili is for Dinner.

Ultimate Ground Beef Chili takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Ultimate Ground Beef Chili takes 180 minutes to cook.

Ultimate Ground Beef Chili makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Ultimate Ground Beef Chili are:

1 pound lean ground beef
Salt & freshly ground pepper, to taste
3 onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and minced
1 red bell pepper, seeded and minced
6 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1 serrano pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 tablespoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon paprika
2 teaspoons dried oregano
12 ounces dark or light beer
1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
8 sun-dried tomatoes, (not packed in oil), diced into small pieces
2 bay leaves
4 15-ounce cans dark kidney beans, rinsed
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons lime juice

Here is how you make Ultimate Ground Beef Chili:

1. Brown the ground beef with salt and pepper over medium-high heat. 2. Reduce heat to medium and add onions and bell peppers; cook, stirring frequently, until onions are golden brown, 10 to 20 minutes. Add garlic, jalapenos, cumin, chili powder, paprika and oregano. Stir until aromatic, about 2 minutes.3. Add beer and simmer, scraping up any browned bits, for about 3 minutes. Add diced tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, bay leaves. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.4. Add beans; cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until chili has thickened, 30 to 45 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Stir in cilantro and lime juice. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper.Note: Be careful when mincing the chili peppers. Try not to get the pepper oils on your hands and do not breath the fumes.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user TXTITA.

The nutritional information for Ultimate Ground Beef Chili is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 308.8

• Total Fat: 9.2 g
• Cholesterol: 28.4 mg
• Sodium: 956.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 38.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 13.9 g
• Protein: 17.7 g