Description
This comforting Taco Chili recipe blends Southwestern spices with classic comfort ingredients. Robust flavors and easy preparation make it perfect for family dinners you’ll want to savor again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) hamburger meat
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 1 can corn
- 1 can black beans
- 1 can kidney beans
- 1 can rotel
- 1 can tomato sauce
- 2 packets taco seasoning
- 1 packet dry ranch seasoning
Instructions
- Meat Preparation: Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until fully cooked, eliminating any pink coloration. Drain excess grease thoroughly to enhance dish healthiness.
- Ingredient Consolidation: Transfer cooked beef to a large Dutch oven, combining diced tomatoes, corn kernels, black beans, kidney beans, Rotel tomatoes, and tomato sauce into a unified mixture.
- Seasoning Integration: Sprinkle taco and ranch seasoning mixes evenly across the ingredients, whisking vigorously to create a harmonious flavor foundation.
- Cooking Process: Heat the pot to medium-high, stirring continuously until the mixture reaches a gentle boil. Reduce temperature to low, allowing the chili to simmer for 60 minutes, occasionally stirring to prevent ingredient adhesion and ensure consistent heat distribution.
- Final Touch: Evaluate and fine-tune seasonings, ensuring a balanced and robust flavor profile that tantalizes the taste buds.
Notes
- Drain Meat Carefully: Remove excess fat by thoroughly draining ground beef to create a healthier, less greasy chili.
- Seasoning Balance: Mix taco and ranch seasonings evenly to develop a rich, multilayered flavor profile that enhances overall taste.
- Simmer Strategically: Low and slow cooking allows ingredients to meld together, intensifying the chili’s depth and developing more complex flavors.
- Prevent Burning: Stir occasionally during simmering to ensure even heat distribution and prevent ingredients from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 7
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 8 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg