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Homestyle Chili with Mushrooms    

The perfect homemade chili recipe with or without mushrooms. Leftovers are freezer friendly and easy weeknight chili dogs.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: allergy-friendly, chili, dairy-free, easy recipe, egg-free, family meals, flourless recipe, gluten-free, nut-free
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 133kcal
Author: Mary Krick

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs lean ground beef ~ or ground turkey
  • 1 Lg

    
white or yellow onion

    ~ finely chopped
  • 1-2 Tbsp

    minced garlic


  • 2 Tbsp

    chili powder


  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp

    cayenne pepper


  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 - 1/2 tsp

    
pepper


  • 1 15-oz can pinto beans ~ drained and rinsed
  • 1 15-oz can dark red kidney beans ~ drained and rinsed
  • 2 15-oz cans

    
red beans


    ~ drained and rinsed
  • 1 Lg can tomatoes ~ pureed Or puree your own homegrown tomatoes as I do to equal the same amount. For me, it's about 1 full, gallon size freezer bag of frozen tomatoes, defrosted and pureed. (skin and all in the Vitamix)
  • 1 15-oz can

    
tomato sauce


  • 1 cup water
  • 3-4 cups

    
fresh sliced mushrooms

    ~ leave out for yeast-free diets

Instructions

  • In a large kettle brown meat.
  • Drain meat and return to kettle.
Add chopped onion to cooked meat and sauté for about 3 minutes.
  • Add sliced mushrooms along with all the spices and continue to sauté a few more minutes.
  • Add beans, pureed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and water.  Bring to a boil.  Simmer 30 - 40  minutes stirring occasionally.

Notes

**Spice amounts are flexible because not everybody likes their chili as spicy as we do. I suggest tasting as you go…but don't get full!
* leave out mushrooms for yeast-free diets.

*optional - leave out tomato sauce and water for a thicker chili.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 133kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 56mg | Sodium: 296mg | Potassium: 414mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 3mg