No beans required! This Beer Braised Beanless Chili is made with ingredients you always keep on hand which makes it perfect for dinner any night of the week. The rich tomato base is highlighted by the addition of your favorite beer that is allowed to cook down and bring a depth of flavor not found in other recipes.
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We are definitely in full-on soup mode around here these days. Two rounds of polar vortex type cold coupled with inches upon inches of snow will do that to you, I suppose. If there’s one thing that I can count on for my dear husband to request for dinner when the weather outside is less than ideal, it’s a large pot of my Beer Braised Beanless Chili. Which I’m a-okay with because that also gives me an excuse to make a pan of my Simple Sweet Cornbread to go along side it.
I don’t remember exactly why I originally created a chili without beans as we typically eat them in other dishes, but it totally works for us and I can’t imagine changing it anytime soon. Each member of our family happily gobbles down their bowl of Beer Braised Beanless Chili when it’s served which makes for a happy mama, indeed. Then again, they also practically lick their bowls clean of my Stuffed Baked Potato Chili and Pineapple Pork Chili. What can I say? We love chili!
No beans required! This Beer Braised Beanless Chili is made with ingredients you always keep on hand which makes it perfect for dinner any night of the week. The rich tomato base is highlighted by the addition of your favorite beer that is allowed to cook down and bring a depth of flavor not found in other recipes.
And really, any type of beer will work. I’ve used light beers and dark beers both and it always turns out amazing. Typically I just grab whatever beer seems to have been hanging out the longest in our beverage fridge in the basement and that’s what gets selected.
And then of course you have to add your favorite toppings to your bowl to finish it off. Red onion, sour cream, cilantro, tortilla chips, cheddar cheese – whatever your pleasure, you’re sure to leave the table satisfied after a bowl of this Beer Braised Beanless Chili!
Beer Braised Beanless Chili
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 6 ounces beer
- 15 oz. beef broth
- 6 oz. tomato paste
- 15 oz. diced tomatoes drained
- 1.5 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
Instructions
- Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat.
- Add onions and garlic and saute 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently until onions are soft.
- Add ground beef and brown, another 3-5 minutes. Season meat and onions lightly with steak seasoning or salt and pepper.
- Add beer and let reduce by half.
- Stir in broth, tomato paste, diced tomatoes, chili powder, cumin, barbecue sauce and hot sauce. reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes or until desired consistency.
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Not only is this Beer Braised Beanless Chili amazing on it’s own, it would also make for a show stopping ingredient for this Chili Stuffed Acorn Squash, super fun Chili Cheese Stromboli and these amazingly delicious Oven Chili Cheese Dogs.
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