Serve chili beans over rice for a quick chili fix.
Many chilis I’ve encountered seem almost designed to give you heartburn.
This one isn’t.
Elise Bauer
Yet they are very flavorful, hearty, and filling.
What Are Chili Beans?
Chili beans are beans cooked with a ground meat chili sauce.
Elise Bauer
The chili sauce uses ground beef or turkey.
How To Make Chili Beans
Start with cooking the beans.
Here are two great methods for making beans:
While the beans are cooking, cook the rice.
Once the beans are cooked, the chili beans are easily finished on the stovetop.
Cook the onions, then brown the meat.
Add tomatoes, jalapenos, the beans, and seasonings, and let everything simmer for about 10 minutes.
Simmering will help bring all the flavors of the dish together.
Serve over the rice.
Want Spicier Chili Beans?
As is, this recipe makes a fairly mild batch of chili beans.
you might also add Tabasco or Crystal hot sauce, either to the pot or to each individual bowl.
Add a splash of water or broth if the beans seem dry when reheating.
Freeze for up to three months.
Thaw overnight in the fridge, or reheat from frozen.
Reheat in the microwave or over low heat on the stovetop.
Looking for More Chili Recipes?
If you soak the dry beans for several hours ahead of time, they will require less cooking time.
Bring to a boil and then lower heat to simmer, covered, for about 2 1/2 hours.
The cooking time will vary depending on the batch of beans you have.
The beans are done when they are soft and the skin is just beginning to break open.
Pressure Cooker Method:Put beans into a 4-quart or larger pressure cooker .
Cook for 30 to 35 minutes, until the beans are soft and the skins are barely breaking open.
Strain the beans from the cooking water.
Put 2 cups of rice in a medium thick-bottomed pot.
Remove from heat, keep covered, and let steam for 10 minutes.
Add the garlic and chili powder and cook for 1 minute more.
Remove the onions to a bowl.
Increase the heat to high, and add the meat to the same pan used to cook the onions.
Add the onions and garlic back to the pan.
Taste for spiciness and add more chili powder if desired.
Once the beans are cooked, drain them.
Add the beans to the meat and onions, adding another teaspoon of salt as the beans go in.
Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, tasting and adding more salt if needed to taste.
Stir in cilantro leaves right before serving, or sprinkle on top.
Serve over rice or with warm corn tortillas.
