Grandpa Ron's Awesome Three-Bean Chili recipe

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Ingredients

3 pounds ground beef
3 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles beer
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can red beans, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
2 large white onions, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
½ cup light brown sugar
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning mix
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon ground mustard
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste
½ cup chopped onion, or to taste
1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

378.8 calories
carbohydrate: 31.2 g
cholesterol: 61.3 mg
fat: 17.1 g
fiber: 6.3 g
protein: 22.4 g
saturatedFat: 7.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1060.4 mg
sugar: 12.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes, drain and discard grease. Mix beer, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, pinto beans, red beans, kidney beans, 2 chopped onions, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, brown sugar, garlic, chili seasoning mix, cornstarch, and mustard into ground beef, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer, stirring frequently, until flavors have blended, about 1 hour.

  2. Top each serving with about 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons onion, and hot sauce, season with salt and pepper.

Recipe Yield

16 servings

Recipe Note

I've been making this recipe for the family for many years. It's a great winter time warm up and makes a meal in itself.

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