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The Best Spicy Chili Recipe Made on the Stove or in a Slow Cooker

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This homemade chili is the best Spicy Chili Recipe. It includes classic spices like chili powder, oregano, and basil. The secret ingredient in the best chili is green chile.

What I love about chili is that you can turn the heat up or down depending on the level of spice that you want. Don’t like spice? Just omit the jalapeno and add less or none chili spice. Want more spice? Try adding cayenne pepper to the recipe.

If you love this recipe, you can use it to make chili cheese dogs.

The Best Spicy Chili Recipe with Green Chile

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1 Chili Ingredients

2 How to Make Chili

3 FAQs

4 Serving Suggestions

5 Storage Instructions

6 The Best Spicy Chili

Chili Ingredients

To make the best beef chili recipe, you will need the following (go to the recipe below for detailed amounts and instructions):

Ground beef: or 93% lean ground turkey
Beans: kidney beans and black beans
Canned tomatoes
Tomato sauce
Green bell pepper
Jalapeño: keep the seeds in to make it spicier
Green chile
Yellow onion
Spices: minced garlic, chili powder, oregano, basil, salt, black pepper and garlic salt

How to Make Chili

Making beef chili is really easy because you only have to use one pot!

Brown the meat. Brown the beef or turkey in a large pot or dutch oven with onion, garlic and green pepper on medium heat.
Add rest of ingredients. Add tomatoes and sauce. Drain and rinse the kidney and black beans and add to the pot. Add green chiles and jalapeño.
Add the spices. Add all of the seasonings into the pot and stir really well.
Cook the chili. Simmer for 15 minutes on medium heat, then on low for 30 minutes. The longer it simmers the tastier it becomes.

FAQs

What is Green Chile?

Green chile is a spicy pepper that is grown in New Mexico and the level of spice is dependent on many variables, such as how much moisture the ground has. But you can buy mild canned green chile at the store. It adds so much flavor.

How to Cook Chili in a Crock Pot

Chili in a crock pot is really easy to make. I recommend the Crock-Pot 8-Quart Manual Slow Cooker. The options are super simple and it gets the job done. You can also cook all day in slow cooker on low. First brown and drain the meat, then add all ingredients together and cook for 8 hours on low.

Serving Suggestions

To help with the spiciness, you can top the chili with green onions, cheddar cheese and sour cream.

If you want healthier toppings, use non-fat Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.

Storage Instructions

Fridge: Properly stored chili should last 4-7 days in the fridge. You want to get it into smaller containers and into the fridge so it cools quickly.

Freezer: You can also freeze chili for up to 6 months.

4.51 from 87 votes (85 ratings without comment)

Emily Enchanted

Wednesday 17th of August 2022

I love this recipe because it is so hearty and easy to make, it has became a regular recipe in my home.

Sheila V

Tuesday 19th of March 2019

Thanks for the great recipe! I love to experiment with chili.

Thursday 13th of December 2018

The Best Spicy Chili Recipe with Green Chile

Chili Ingredients

How to Make Chili

FAQs

Serving Suggestions

Storage Instructions