Chili Con Carne

Chili Con Carne

4.4 of 5 (76)
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 276.5
  • Total Fat: 3.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 32.5 mg
  • Sodium: 271.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 40.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 13.7 g
  • Protein: 24.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Chili Con Carne calories by ingredient


Introduction

Families have gone to war over chili recipes! I love a thick, meaty chili with loads of beans and vegetables. Thankfully my family agrees!

Families have gone to war over chili recipes! I love a thick, meaty chili with loads of beans and vegetables. Thankfully my family agrees!


Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    Spice paste:
    2 tablespoons dark chili powder
    1 teaspoon chipotle powder (or use smoked hot paprika)
    1 tablespoon cumin
    2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder
    1 tablespoon cornmeal
    1 jalapeno, chopped
    3 tablespoons water

    Chili:
    1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    12 ounces extra lean top sirloin, cut into 1/2 inch cubes
    1 large onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
    2 cloves garlic, chopped
    1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, no salt added
    1 can (14.5 ounces) light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
    1 can (14.5 ounces) Great Northern beans, drained and rinsed
    2 cups carrots, diced
    2 cups homemade chicken stock

Directions

Place the spice paste ingredients in a food processor or blender. Process until a paste forms.

Coat a large saute pan with nonstick cooking spray and place over moderate heat. When the pan is hot, add the beef. Cook, stirring often, until the meat is browned. Transfer the meat to the slow cooker and add the onions to the still-hot sautepan. Cook until slightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the spice paste to pan, cook one minute, stirring constantly. Transfer all ingredients to the slow cooker. If a "fond" (crust) is left on the bottom of the pan, deglaze the pan by adding some of the stock to the warm pan and stirring to release the cooked-on bits. Pour the stock and pan drippings into the slow cooker.

Add the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker and cook at the low setting for 6 hours.

Makes 6 heaping one-cup servings.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    13 of 28 people found this review helpful
    Would be so great if ppl would TRY the recipes before they commented! - 2/3/11


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    9 of 13 people found this review helpful
    I much prefer to read comments from those who actually TRY the recipe; I can get a much better idea if I want to make it. - 1/12/12


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    Incredible!
    9 of 9 people found this review helpful
    DELICIOUS! This is the first time I've made chili with cocoa, but it was wonderful. - 11/27/11


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    Incredible!
    9 of 10 people found this review helpful
    GREAT recipe for winter with the ground covered in snow. We might make it again for the Super Bowl, two days from now. We really enjoy the taste of cooked onions - and a little more zing. So I'll add a half cup of onions and 1 tsp. of chili powder (I change a recipe to taste a little at a time). - 2/4/11


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    7 of 25 people found this review helpful
    3/15/12 the attractive picture for this chili shows chunks of green things. The only green thing I see in this recipe is the jalapeno which is in the paste. Hence, I do not think the picture and recipe match. This does not help my trust level. - 3/16/12


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    Good
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    OK. A little too spicy for us. Probably won't make again, since my version is more to our taste buds. The addition of carrots was a nice way to get more veg, so I'll do that to mine next time, only use less and grate them to mimic ground beef. - 4/1/12


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    Incredible!
    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    I ammended this just a little by cooking on the stove..did not take 6 hours....maybe two...cooked beef on the stove with stewed tomatoes prior to putting in chili....It was outstanding. Buy a better low fat beef and enjoy. My family loved it! - 1/15/12


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    Very Good
    4 of 5 people found this review helpful
    Tasty chili. Loved the addition of the white beans. I will reduce the cumin next time because I found it to be a bit dominant in the flavors. - 2/3/13


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    Incredible!
    4 of 4 people found this review helpful
    I did not use to cornmeal or the chicken stock, I made it on the stove top and simmered for about 1/2 hour, family was late for dinner so it sat on warm for another hour. It is the best chili I ever had. - 10/22/12


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    4 of 13 people found this review helpful
    Why do people give 5 stars to a recipe that they would change if they made it again? That is not an incredible recipe. An incredible recipe is perfect without tweaking. - 1/21/12


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    Incredible!
    4 of 6 people found this review helpful
    I followed the recipe pretty much (didn't have the cumin, and used two cans of kidney beans instead of the Great Northern). If you don't like the taste of carrots I suggest omitting them, since you will definitely be able to taste them. Very mild in the spiciness category. - 11/8/11


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    Good
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    An awful lot of work to get an "alright" dish. Mine didn't cook up very quickly. Finally had to just eat in more chewy that I wanted. Probably a function of my slow cooker though. Sigh. A dollop of yogurt on top helped the flat taste. - 1/27/12


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    3 of 6 people found this review helpful
    This recipe logs as 5 points with Weight Watchers. I love chili, and would add ONIONS too! Make the oil, OLIVE, better for you, and use ground turkey instead of sirloin....YUM - 1/12/12


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    Very Good
    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Nice basic chili. Too much carrot for my taste. - 1/12/12


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    Very Good
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Made this to use for my lunches. I switched the cube sirloin for ground beef and added more garlic, but otherwise followed the recipe to the letter.

    It was fairly soupy, so I would probably drain the canned tomatoes. After a taste test, it had a nice flavor and kick, though I'll adjust it next ti
    - 1/13/13


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    Incredible!
    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I loved your recipe. This is the first time I have had proportions for using anything but chili powder. I just stirred the spices and water in a bowl and voila, paste. Wonderful! - 12/31/12


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    Incredible!
    2 of 4 people found this review helpful
    This was the best chili I have ever made. I changed the chipotle powder for regular paprika and the jalapeno peppers for bell peppers, because those hot spicy seasonings would have ruined the dish for us. - 7/21/12


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    This is a delicious starting point. Since I like my chili to bite back, I added 1Tbsp of Cayenne chili powder and 1 additional jalapeno to the paste mix. I also added 5 stalks of celery, diced. - 6/17/13


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    made it for dinner with lean ground beef. pretty good but will add more jalapenos next time - 3/25/13


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    great recipe, even without oil, chicken stock or carrots. :) - 1/20/13


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Requires some tweeking for personal taste, but a good starting point. - 10/20/12


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Delish!! Made it today , Family loves it, it is a cold rainy day in PA - 1/26/12


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I used the spice combination and I am very pleased by the flavor. I used the smoked paprika. I also really like the combination of beans. I added more meat so I can't use the nutrition info provided to update my food for the day. That's a preference of mine. My husband says it needs cornbread :-) - 1/21/12


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Made this today for my Pastor and he said it was unique and delicious!!! - 1/20/12


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    Very Good
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Planning ahead is important. I never seem to have all of the ingredients on hand when I get the inspiration to make this!
    It is delicious!
    - 1/12/12


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Excellent - 1/12/12


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    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Very good!!--- We enjoyed it for dinner -- - 1/12/12


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    Very Good
    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I found this to be a keeper. - 1/12/12


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Love this! - 12/28/11


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    1 of 12 people found this review helpful
    sounds good and will try - 2/3/11


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    1 of 9 people found this review helpful
    Sounds yumm. - 2/2/11


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    Sounds good. - 2/15/21


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    yum - 12/30/20


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    thanks - 12/24/20


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    Good - 12/5/20


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    This is a great chili recipe. I did skip the jalapeno since I felt the rest of the spices were sufficient for my family. I don't understand why there are always so many readers who complain about the picture not matching the recipe. Who ever said it had to ?? - 11/22/20


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    Worked well, but I had to guess at the amoubt of beef. - 9/23/20


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    Bad
    Would have prefered meat free. Will swap out Grilled Portobello Mushrooms and Vegetable Scrapple (a Veg alternative to ground meat. - 3/13/20


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    Incredible!
    Great - 2/9/20


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    Very Good
    Love chili - 1/22/20


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    Incredible!
    Very good!! - 12/21/19


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    Very Good
    tasty - 11/23/19


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    Incredible!
    yummy - 11/14/19


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    Excellent - 11/5/19


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    This was soooooo good!!!! - 10/16/19


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    DELICIOUS! - 8/6/19


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    Incredible!
    Love all chilli and this one is really good - 3/14/19


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    Yum! - 3/14/19


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    Very Good
    Love it - 3/14/19


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    Very Good
    Delicious. - 2/4/19


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    Great recipe to make for a cold winter meal. Looking forward to making this on a weekend so I can save some for meals later. Thanks for sharing. - 1/23/19


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    Love chili. Had some tonight. - 1/22/19


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    Good
    this is good, I prefer my own recipe, but I have used this one to replace mine because this 1 has less calories and less fat. - 1/16/19


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    Incredible!
    just like i make mine - 1/1/19


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 1/1/19


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    Incredible!
    YUMMY - 12/29/18


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    Very Good
    Nice. I used chicken instead of the sirloin. - 12/8/18


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    Incredible!
    I love this Chili Con Carne Recipe! Absolutely delicious! - 12/8/18


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    Great - 11/9/18


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    Incredible!
    very good - 10/24/18


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    This is good. I used tomatoes off the vine.... fresher taste. - 10/20/18


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    very tasty - 10/18/18


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    A FAVORITE WINTER DELIGHT - 10/6/18


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    Incredible!
    This was great on a cold rainy day. Hubby loved it. - 4/17/18


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    great - 2/11/18


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    Yum - 1/12/18


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    A delicious chili especially on a cold wintry day! - 1/6/18


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    Use chicken - 1/6/18


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    Very Good
    Very Good - 12/19/17


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    Delicious! - 11/15/17


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    Incredible!
    Never would've thought of cocoa powder unsweetened... Pretty good. - 11/13/17


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    God recipe. - 10/14/17


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    nice although I prefer black beans - 10/11/17


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    Incredible!
    Perfect for the cooler weather we have coming up. - 10/11/17


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    Incredible!
    This was different than I ever made chili, but it was good. - 10/11/17


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    Nice mix of protein, carbs, and fat. Could only eat one bowl with the carbs in it. - 2/1/17


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    Some of these ingredients are way too hot for me, but the basic ones look delish! - 2/1/17


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    Being a Texan it's against my religion to include beans in chili! - 10/12/16


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    Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    What are carrots doing in chile con carne? Make this with black beans and fire roasted tomatoes, sme tomato paste and add dried ancho chiles to the paste. - 2/24/16


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    We used pinto beans instead of Great Northern beans. What are Great Northern beans? Anyway it was very good. - 1/3/14


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I am a very experienced cook and My partner needs to lose weight and said he would eat this...It's cooking right now and tasted awesome. I'm braising in the oven as I don't have 6 hours. I have substituted cubed butternut squash for 1/2 carrots & will serve over brown rice (despite grumbling!) - 4/14/13


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    Very Good
    easy and tastes great too - 3/14/13


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    Very Good
    I use venison and red kidney beans - 2/28/13


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    What? No cinnamon? Ah, but you do have the carrots. And serve it over spaghetti or rice. - 2/6/13


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    I can't wait to try this. I make a similar version. - 2/6/13


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    Very Good
    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    On tonight's menu! - 1/2/13


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Yum!
    Skipped the cocoa power and the jalapeno, increased the chili powder. Used all red kidney beans.
    - 10/14/12


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Too hot! - 2/4/12


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I make a very similar recipe in the microwave and it works fine. Delicious - 5 or 6 minutes! - 1/21/12


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    0 of 3 people found this review helpful
    I like flavor but not heat so I will adapt this recipe spice wise to fit my needs. - 1/12/12


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I have a question before I try this, please! The ingredient, cocoa,...why? Does it give a chocolate taste? I love chili, but to add cocoa sounds "wrong" to me... Thanks! - 1/12/12


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Needs a little cinnamon to be "real" cincinatti chili. Not rating, as I haven't tried yet. Agree - don't rate til you've tried it, please!! Sometimes things sound good, but taste terrible and vice versa! - 1/12/12


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I used tomato paste instead of the diced tomatoes because my husband and I don't really like tomatoes. I usually serve it with brown rice, delicious. - 1/5/12


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    Incredible!
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Definitely will try (hubby LOVES fullhouses - tamales and chili). The cocoa powder is intriguing. - 11/30/11


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    0 of 2 people found this review helpful
    Sounds great. I love chili. Can't wait to try it out. Thanks Chef Meg - 11/28/11


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    Too spicy
    - 11/21/11


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    close to mine and very good - 11/21/11


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    GREAT !!! Tasty !!! - 10/2/11


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    Very Good
    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    We loved this recipe...the hubby wouldn't let me put the carrots in...but it was deliciouso! - 9/25/11


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    Very Good
    loved it - 9/25/11