Winning Chili Cookoff Recipe Revealed

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Black beans are more nutritious, while canned beans can be more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier, while vegetable oil is often cheaper.

Fire up the Dutch oven on low to medium flame.

Add 1 small diced onion, 1/2 diced red chili pepper, and 3 cloves minced garlic to the pot with a little oil; stir to soften.

Boil beans for 1 hour, marinated with cilantro and cumin, and add 1 cup beef stock to the pot.

Add 1 tablespoon salt, 1 teaspoon cumin, and 1 teaspoon ground ginger to the beans; add more water if needed and cover.

Marinate 1 pound ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic, 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, and 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; cover and refrigerate.

After an hour, check beans for doneness; remove from heat when water is mostly absorbed.

Add more oil to the pot and brown the marinated ground beef, breaking it up as it cooks.

Add 1/2 cup diced onion to the browned beef and cook until translucent.

Deglaze the pot with 1/2 cup beef stock to lift the fond from the bottom.

Add a little olive oil to the pot and 1 small can of tomato paste; brown the tomato paste in the oil.

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