Ground Beef Chili with Beans
A thick pot of chili with kidney beans, warm spices, and just enough heat.

- Serves
- 4
- Total time
- 50 min
- Cost per serving (United States)
- $8.41
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 30 oz canned kidney beans
- 28 oz canned diced tomatoes
- 3 oz tomato paste
- 1 yellow onions
- 1 green bell pepper
- 4 clove garlic
- 3 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 cup beef broth
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 4 oz shredded cheddar cheese(optional)
Method
Brown the ground beef in a Dutch oven over medium-high, breaking it up. Drain most of the fat.
Add the diced onion and bell pepper and cook 6 minutes.
Stir in the minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, and tomato paste and cook 2 minutes until fragrant.
Add the diced tomatoes, the drained beans, the broth, and the salt.
Simmer uncovered 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened.
Taste for salt and serve with shredded cheddar on top.
What this costs, country by country
Each figure is the ingredients for the full recipe at prices read in that country’s own shops, in its own currency. Nothing here is converted from dollars.
| Country | Whole recipe | Per serving | Priced from |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | £27.93 | £6.98 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Australia | $58.88 | $14.72 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| Canada | $111.38 | $27.85 | 11 of 11 ingredients |
| United States | $33.62 | $8.41 | 10 of 11 ingredients |
| New Zealand | $78.78 | $19.70 | 9 of 11 ingredients |
| Spain | 14,35 € | 3,59 € | 8 of 11 ingredients |
| Mexico | $808.48 | $202.12 | 8 of 11 ingredients |
| Egypt | ٤١٩٫٧٥ ج.م.* | ١٠٤٫٩٤ ج.م. | 7 of 11 ingredients |
| Greece | 17,31 €* | 4,33 € | 6 of 11 ingredients |
| Austria | € 24,02* | € 6,01 | 6 of 11 ingredients |
| Germany | 24,44 €* | 6,11 € | 5 of 11 ingredients |
* We have read fewer than seven in ten of these ingredients in that country, so the total is a partial figure and the real one is higher.
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