Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe

Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe - delicious, easy-to-make, cozy stew perfect for cold Fall and Winter days!

Last week has been really busy for me, where my job combined with the fact that we had friends visiting and staying with us for several days created such a shortage of time, that I am extremely grateful that there exist easy dinner recipes, such as this ground beef chili recipe with black beans.

While I was cooking all the time for our guests, starting at breakfast and ending with dinner, I unsurprisingly was able to capture none of the delicious recipes I made over the course of last week. Instead, I am presenting you with this simple bowl of beef chili and black beans, which is a perfect dish if you're tired and out of energy (which is how I feel this week) and want something simple, comforting and delicious. This chili recipe has a minimum of steps and zero complexity. Just throw ingredients in one pot, let it simmer, occasionally stirring, and you end up with a pure deliciousness.

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Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe

Easy recipe: ground beef chili recipe with black beans.  Perfect for cold Fall and Winter days.  

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 30 mins

Total Time 1 hr 45 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 8 people

Calories per serving 320 kcal

Author: Julia

Ingredients

Black Bean Beef Chili Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion , chopped
• 5 garlic cloves , chopped
• 1 carrot , chopped
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
• 28 oz whole plum tomatoes , from the can
• 1 cup beef broth
• 15 oz black beans , from the can
• salt to taste

Toppings:

• ¼ cup grated cheddar cheese
• ¼ cup green onions
• ¼ cup sour cream

Instructions 

• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet, add ground beef and cook until browned and all juices came out on medium heat covered – about 10-15 minutes. Drain from grease and juices.
• In a large pan, heat olive oil on medium heat, add onions and garlic, cook for about 3 minutes, add carrot and continue cooking for 2 more minutes, stirring.
• Add cumin, paprika, chili powder, Italian seasoning to the onion mixture and continue cooking, stirring, to mix everything well. Add cooked and drained ground beef from step 1.
• Add canned tomatoes with juices, slicing tomatoes into small chunks before adding. Add beef broth. Bring mixture to boil and cook covered on low heat, simmering, for 1 hour.
• After 1 hour, add black beans, salt and continue cooking for 20 more minutes, covered.
• To serve, top with grated cheddar cheese, chopped green onions and sour cream.

Nutrition

Nutrition Information

Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe

Amount per Serving

Calories

320

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

18

g

28

%

Saturated Fat

 

7

g

44

%

Cholesterol

 

47

mg

16

%

Sodium

 

377

mg

16

%

Potassium

 

715

mg

20

%

Carbohydrates

 

22

g

7

%

Fiber

 

7

g

29

%

Sugar

 

3

g

3

%

Protein

 

17

g

34

%

Vitamin A

 

2840

IU

57

%

Vitamin C

 

11.9

mg

14

%

Calcium

 

131

mg

13

%

Iron

 

4.9

mg

27

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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