This quick and easy chili recipe is perfect for a cozy winter meal and a budget-friendly way to warm up. Perfect for weeknight dinners, meal prep, game day, and more, it’s hearty, comforting, and always a crowd-pleaser.
This post is part of the $10 Dinner Ideas series brought to you by Brigette from our team. Each week she shares ideas for easy, delicious, and affordable family dinners that cost less than $10 to make, use everyday ingredients, and are super quick to make.
Why you’ll love this easy chili recipe
This chili pepper is So Easy and versatile! It was really cold here in South Carolina. (And yes, we are total wimps compared to the rest of the country, lol)cooking a big pot of hot chili on the stove is the perfect dinner in freezing weather. It’s a budget-friendly way to warm up.
Please use your favorite minced meat. (beef, turkey, venison, chicken) Thanks to the beans, a pound of meat can serve many people. And when it comes to beans, you can use a mix of different types or stick to straight pinto beans.
There are many toppings, so feel free to add and customize to your liking! Think shredded cheese, crushed corn chips, sour cream, chopped green onions, cilantro, sliced ​​jalapenos, and chopped avocado. I’m currently dealing with dairy sensitivities in my house, so I omitted the cheese and sour cream.
If you have leftovers, this chili is great on baked potatoes the next day.
Chili dinner menu:
- easy chili
- blue corn chips
- chopped coriander, green onion (Any other toppings you want to add!)
Chili pepper ingredients:
- 1 large onion (or 2 small)(Aldi) — $0.30
- 4 cloves garlic(Aldi — $1.75 for 3 carat package)— $0.25
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (Aldi — $7.25 for 33T) — $0.44
- 1 pound ground turkey (or ground meat of your choice) (Food Lion, reduced price) — $2.47
- 1 box Texas chili seasoning (Publishing) — $0.75*
- 2 14-ounce cans of crushed tomatoes(Harris Teeter — $0.50 per can) — 1 dollar
- 1 6 oz can tomato paste(Aldi) — $0.77
- 1-2 cups chicken soup (Aldi — $1.79 for 25 bouillon cubes. I used 2 cubes and 2 cups of water) — $0.14
- 4 cans pinto beans(I used 3 cans of Bush’s Buddy from Publix last week — $0.25 each after rebate, plus 1 can of organic pinto beans from Aldi — $0.99) — $1.74
- 1/2 bag organic blue corn chips (Aldi — $2.19 per bag) — $1.09
- chopped coriander, chopped green onion (Aldi) — $0.35
*Alternatively, you can use 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon each onion and garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper to taste..
Dinner total: $9.30 (serves 6 or more)
How to make easy chili:
1. Finely chop the onion and garlic.
2. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat, add the chopped onions and garlic, and stir-fry. Fry for a few minutes until soft.
3. Add the ground turkey and continue cooking over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
4. Mix all seasonings until well mixed.
5. Add beans, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and chicken stock and stir well.
6. Bring to a boil over low heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and add more salt and pepper to the turkey chili as needed.
7. Top with crushed corn chips, chopped cilantro and green onions.
Easy Chili ($10 Family Dinner)
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- 1 big onion or 2 small (Aldi) — $0.30
- 4 cloves garlic Aldi — $1.75 (3 carat package) — $0.25
- 2 tablespoon olive oil Aldi — $7.25 for 33T — $0.44
- 1 lb turkey Or your favorite ground meat (Food Lion, reduced price) — $2.47
- 1 box texas chili seasoning Publix — $0.75*
- 2 14~ ounce canned crushed tomatoes Harris Teeter — $0.50 per can — $1
- 1 6- ounce can of tomato paste Aldi — $0.77
- 1-2 cup chicken soup Aldi — $1.79 for 25 bouillon cubes. I used 2 cubes and 2 cups of water — $0.14
- 4 can pinto beans Last week I used 3 cans of Bush’s Buddy from Publix — $0.25 each after rebate, plus 1 can of organic pinto beans from Aldi — $0.99 — $1.74
- 1/2 bag organic blue corn chips Aldi — $2.19 per bag — $1.09
- chopped coriander Chopped green onions (Aldi) — $0.35
Instructions
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Finely chop the onion and garlic.
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Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and add the chopped onion and garlic. Fry for a few minutes until soft.
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Add ground turkey and continue cooking over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
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Mix all seasonings until well combined.
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Add beans, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, and chicken stock and stir well.
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Bring to a boil over low heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Taste and add salt and pepper as needed.
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Top with crushed corn chips, chopped cilantro and green onions.
Precautions
Please use your favorite minced meat. (beef, turkey, venison, chicken) Thanks to the beans, a pound of meat can serve many people. And when it comes to beans, you can use a mix of different types or stick to straight pinto beans.
There are many toppings, so feel free to add and customize to your liking! Think shredded cheese, crushed corn chips, sour cream, chopped green onions, cilantro, sliced ​​jalapenos, and chopped avocado.
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