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    Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe

    Published: Feb 05, 2013 / 24 Comments

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

    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.

    Beef chili with black beans

     

    Black Bean Beef Chili Recipe
    4.89 from 17 votes

    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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    Comments

    1. amy cutting

      May 11, 2021 at 7:31 pm

      Great recipe! I didn’t even have to cook it as long and it camped out great. Thank you!

      Reply
    2. Jean

      February 16, 2021 at 1:50 pm

      Black beans from the can, does that translate to NOT draining and rinsing them?

      Reply
    3. Ray D.

      October 30, 2020 at 11:08 am

      ingredients include:

      - 1 tablespoon cumin
      - 1/2 teaspoon cumin

      which is it?

      Reply
      • Julia

        November 14, 2020 at 8:45 pm

        It's 1 tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon cumin, so it's both. 🙂 I think I worded it that way because of the way my recipe card was formatted at the time.

        Reply
      • Patty Fox

        December 11, 2021 at 11:06 am

        Do you drain the beans and rinse?

        Reply
        • Julia

          December 12, 2021 at 5:17 pm

          Yes, I do!

          Reply
    4. Kelly

      October 23, 2020 at 8:23 pm

      Didn’t have carrots so substituted some diced sweet potatoes. Very good flavor!

      Reply
      • Calvin

        January 18, 2022 at 5:01 pm

        this is a fabulous idea. We eat black beans and salsa on baked sweet potato's Yum

        Reply
        • Julia

          February 11, 2022 at 10:02 pm

          Serving this with sweet potatoes sounds delicious!

          Reply
    5. Bev

      October 27, 2018 at 3:56 pm

      Do you drain/rinse the black beans???

      Reply
    6. Anthony Bullock

      January 30, 2017 at 6:56 pm

      I love this chili. I searched the Internet for healthier options and found yours. According to myfitnesspal yours totals 208 calories per serving! Without the sour cream and cheese of course. Still with out this recipe tastes amazing. Even my liked it and she is not a chili fan.

      Reply
      • Julia

        January 30, 2017 at 11:13 pm

        Hi Anthony - so glad you liked the recipe and impressed you have the willpower to eat it without the cheese. 🙂

        Reply
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