This Black Bean Chili Recipe is perfect for an easy weeknight supper. This best chili recipe is full of delicious ingredients and on table in 30 minutes!
Chili. It’s what’s for supper.
This Black Bean Chili is perfect for a weeknight supper. This is one of the best chili recipes and such a favorite because it’s so hearty – and so easy! And it doesn’t have to simmer all day long for it to be delicious!
I don’t know about you, but that’s my kind of meal – especially when I’m in a rush during the week!
Don’t get me wrong, I love a slow cook chili that simmers and bubbles on the stove for the afternoon and slow cooker chili is absolutely a favorite.
But, let’s be real.
There are many days that our clock strikes 4 o’clock and I haven’t started anything for supper. These are the days that I love to pull out a recipe like this without missing a beat in flavor and taste. These are just the days for this easy chili recipe!
Weeknight Black Bean Chili Recipe
It’s just a smart idea to have a good chili recipe like this one in your arsenal for such nights. Here’s how I make it.
Ingredients for the Best Chili
For this recipe, you’ll need:
- Bacon
- Onion
- Ground Beef
- Garlic
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Seasonings: Cumin, Chili Powder, Oregano
- Crushed Tomatoes
- Black Beans
- Your Favorite Toppings: Sour Cream, Grated Cheese, etc.
How to Make Weeknight Black Bean Chili
Add diced bacon to a heavy bottomed stock pot over medium heat. Cook until crispy, then add onions and garlic and cook until tender.
Add ground beef to brown and cook until done. Drain off any excess drippings, put cooked ingredients back in pot, then back on stove over medium heat.
Add seasonings, tomatoes, and black beans. Reduce to a simmer and simmer for about 20 minutes.
Serve the cooked chili topped with sour cream and shredded cheese if you desire. I love this chili with some tortilla chips or my Southern Buttermilk Cornbread on the side. Delicious!
Here’s my recipe for Weeknight Black Bean Chili. It’s a keeper!
Weeknight Black Bean Chili Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 slices bacon diced
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 (16-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- 1 (16-ounce) can black beans drained and rinsed
- sour cream
- grated cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Add diced bacon to a heavy-bottomed stockpot over medium heat. Cook until crispy, then add in onions and garlic and cook until tender. Add ground beef and cook until done. Drain off any excess drippings and place ingredients back into the stockpot over medium heat.
- Add seasonings, tomatoes and black beans. Reduce to a simmer and allow to simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Serve with sour cream and grated cheddar cheese, if desired.
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Enjoy!
Robyn xo
From the Add a Pinch recipe archives. Originally published 2012.
1 can of tomato’s to this is not nearly enough!
I’m sorry this did not have enough tomatoes for you, Marcus. You can always add another can if you want but my family likes the ratio of the tomatoes to the black beans in this recipe.
I’ve cooked homemade chili off and on for years and it always seemed to taste pretty good. But when I made chili using this recipe, “IT WAS THE BEST CHILI I EVER HAD!” I made a few minor additions, but I kept the recipe just “AS IS” and it was DEEEELICIOUS! I never smiled so much while eating a bowl of chili in my life! ThanQ! For this wonderful recipe! Danjo
Thank you, Danjo! I’m so happy you loved this chili.