Robyn Stone
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.
Robyn Stone
..where I share sweet, savory and southern recipes, as well as home and garden tips and tidbits of travel.
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Really tasty chili that came together quickly. Thanks for the recipe!
Hello. Can you please tell me the measurements for a serving? Thx.
Great cold weather meal. Chili tastes great and an easy fix.
Thanks so much Jerry!
Your chili recipe is great and so easy to double.
I use yogurt instead of sour cream.
This is a VERY good recipe!! It’s very simple, with great flavor! Hubby wanted loaded chili baked potatoes for dinner and this was a hit! Thanks for sharing
Thanks, Layton. So glad your hubby loved the chili. I use this chili recipe a lot for loaded baked potatoes, too. xo
I have been coming back to this recipe for years it comes together so fast but doesn’t slack on flavor I usually go a little bit heavier on the spices and definitely add some salt to taste. Thank you for the great recipe.
It sounds like you enjoy this chili about as much as my family does. It is always a favorite around my house, too. So glad you love this recipe. Thanks
Really tasty and easy to make. We added some Tabasco, salt and pepper to add a little more spice and it was delicious. We’ll be making this again for sure.
Thanks, Katheryn. Don’t you love how easy it is to make?
really good I made it yesterday, freeze up some for the winter stock, and gave some to my neighbor who really like it.
I did add some hot sauce, just a pinch or two or three…..all the best!
Love this recipe! I did add a little tomato sauce. We had with tortilla chips. My family loved it!
So glad you love this chili, Patricia. Thanks xo
Could I make this in the crockpot?
Ginnifer, this is a comment from Lindsey who has made this in a slow cooker: “This chili is honestly the best I’ve ever had! It also works in a slow cooker! I followed the recipe exactly, except instead of simmering in the stock pot for 30 mins, I put it on low in the slow cooker for 3 hours.”