Damn best chili from scratch. I won the chili cook off at work with this recipe. I used a dortmunder gold beer from Cleveland with mine. I also used great northern beans because I'm not a fan of kidney beans.

It's basically begging for a spot on your Super Bowl party menu. To make this classic meat chili, simply throw the ingredients in a skillet and let the spicy flavors work their magic. Our recipe easily serves six, but you can double or triple, as needed. You can cook Damn best chili from scratch using 11 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Damn best chili from scratch

It's 2 cans of dark kidney beans.
You need 2 cans of light kidney beans.
Prepare 1 1/2 cups of ketchup.
You need 1 can of rotelle.
You need 1 Tbls of chili powder.
Prepare 1 Tbls of garlic salt.
You need 2 teaspoon of cumin.
It's 1 cup of finely chopped yellow onion.
You need 1 Tbls of black or white pepper.
You need 1-2 lbs of hamburger.
It's 1 of bell pepper (optional).

Add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and oregano, and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture becomes fragrant (another minute). Be the first to review this recipe. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat so the mixture bubbles steadily, but not furiously, and cover. I don't care how good it makes it, it ain't chili anymore.

Damn best chili from scratch step by step

Brown hamburger with the onions and add to slow cooker.
Then rinse the beans in water and put them in the crockpot then add the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker/crockpot and mix together then turn it on low for approximately 6-8hours.
Serve with cheese and crackers or tortilla chips and enjoy.

It satisfies a hungry crowd, uses economical ingredients, and tastes just right on a chilly (pun intended!) winter weekend. Delish editors handpick every product we feature. We may earn commission from the links on this page. Place back in large pot and add tomatoes, chili powder, salt. Best Damn Chili Ever needs your vote!!