Homemade Chili in a Can

It's not made in a can, but if you can open a few cans and chop an onion, you can have this full-flavored but easy chili ready to go in under an hour. Eat as is, make chili dogs, or serve it over cornbread.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 242 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic, or to taste
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced stewed tomatoes with chili seasonings
• ½ teaspoon taco seasoning mix, or more to taste
• 3 (16 ounce) cans chili beans, undrained

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place ground beef into a soup pot over medium heat, and cook and stir until the meat is browned, breaking it up into crumbles as it cooks, about 10 minutes. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook until the onion is translucent, about 5 more minutes. Drain excess grease if necessary, and sprinkle the meat with taco seasoning mix; cook the meat with the seasoning for 1 or 2 more minutes.

Step 2

Pour in the chili-flavored tomatoes, chili beans, tomato sauce, and diced green chilies, and stir to combine; simmer for 30 minutes to blend flavors.