Fast All-american Beef Chili

Total Time: 54 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed
• 2 -3 teaspoons minced chipotle chiles in adobo
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• salt
• ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, minced
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef (85% )

Recipe

• 1 pulse tomatoes and their juice in a food processor until slightly chunky, about 5 pulses.
• 2 in a large saucepan, bring tomatoes, beans, chipotle, sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil, covered.
• 3 decrease to a simmer and continue to cook.
• 4 meanwhile, heat oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat until shimmering.
• 5 add in onion, chili powder, cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• 6 stir in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 7 increase heat to med-high and add beef.
• 8 cook, breaking up beef with spoon, until no longer pink, about 3 minutes.
• 9 stir in the tomato-bean mixture, scraping up any browned bits.
• 10 bring to a simmer and cook until slightly thickened, about 15 minutes.
• 11 season to taste with salt and pepper before serving.