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.
Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe
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
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I made this yesterday. I did have to add extra liquid to thin it out a little bit after adding the can of black beans. I did not have Italian seasoning on hand, Used Herbes de Provence instead. The flavors were delicious and spot on. Will definitely make it again.
So glad you tried this recipe and loved it! Thank you very much for your thoughtful feedback! ❤️❤️
A favorite!
So glad! 🙂
Do you need to drain the black beans before adding to the chili?
Wendy, I would drain the beans!
It was great and easy recipe to follow
Dorothy, thank you for your feedback!
This black bean chili was delicious! Even better a few days later as leftovers.
Bonnie, I am so glad you enjoyed this. Thank you for the 5-star review! 🙂
Chili was great but why 1/2 teaspoon cumin and 1 tablespoon cumin in ingredients ?
Steve - glad you liked it! That's how much I used: 1 tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon of cumin.
Wow, I made this with no variation and I have to say. This is the best I've ever made. Delicious
Tara, I am so glad you loved this recipe. Thank you for the 5-star review! 🙂
I'm glad you asked this because I was wondering the same thing. I can't comment because I'm in the process of making it now.
I hope the recipe turned out well!!
I have black beans, red beans, and Pinto beans. Is it okay to mix beans in this chili recipe?
Marlene, yes, I would use any kind of cooked beans you have available.
This was an EASY and DELICIOUS meal! We had family over to watch a game on TV and it was a Winner for everyone there!! The leftovers were even better two days later for lunch!
Heidi, thank you for this glowing review! 🙂 I really appreciate it! So glad the leftovers were even better! 🙂
if you don't have beef broth, can you chicken broth?
Michelle, yes, you can use chicken broth or vegetable broth instead.
Seems like a lot of spice and seasoning for 1 lb of meat
Glenn, there are also 28 oz whole plum tomatoes (canned), 15 oz black beans, carrots, 1 cup of beef broth in addition to 1 lb of unseasoned ground beef. A lot of ingredients that need flavor!
Can you substitute chicken for beef?
Laurie, yes, chicken would be great here!
Great recipe! I didn’t even have to cook it as long and it camped out great. Thank you!