Paula Deen Chili Recipe

Paula Deen is a famous American cook who runs her restaurant with her sons in Georgia. She is famous for a lot of recipes but one of her award-winning recipes is Paula Deen’s Chili Recipe. Paula Deen Chili is an American cuisine recipe. With a perfect blend of spices, this recipe will sway you away with its amazingly delicious taste. With the nutrition of meat and beans, as well as their savory taste, this recipe is going to give you full-time satisfaction.

How to Make Paula Deen Chili?

Paula Deen chili is a modification of her classic chili recipe. This is a very simple recipe but will take some time to attain its signature flavor. Although the steps are simple, they need a little bit of patience. So let’s try making this flavorful recipe.

Ingredients

• Beef = 1.5 lbs
• Pinto beans = 15 oz
• Kidney beans = 15 oz
• Beer = 1 can
• Bell peppers = 2 (chopped)
• Tomatoes = 1 can (canned)
• Onions = 1
• Tomato paste = 1 can
• Chili powder = ¼ cup
• Garlic = 5 cloves
• Cayenne pepper = ½  tsp
• Celery = 2 stalks (chopped)
• Cumin = 1 tbsp
• Oil = 2 tbsp
• Oregano = 1 tbsp

For topping:

• Green onion
• Sour cream
• Cheddar cheese
• Corn chips

Method

Cooking the Vegetables

1. Take a dutch oven.
2. Pour some oil in and heat.
3. Add celery, onions, and bell pepper to the hot oil.
4. Saute the vegetables for 5 minutes.
5. Make them soft.
6. Add the diced garlic.
7. Further cook for 2 minutes.

Cooking the Beef

1. Add beef to the dutch oven.
2. Stir in the beef.
3. Make sure the ground beef is not sticking to the pan. For this purpose, keep stirring.
4. Cook it for 5-6 minutes until it becomes brownish.

Adding Herbs and Spices

1. In the Dutch oven that has cooked beef and vegetables, add oregano, cumin powder, and cayenne powder. 
2. Stir thoroughly to mix the ingredients well.
3. Cook for 2 more minutes.
4. Then add tomato paste to this mixture.
5. Mix it well to get the best taste.
6. Add beer and canned tomatoes.
7. Mix them well.
8. Add kidney beans and pinto beans.
9. Thoroughly stir everything so that they get mixed well.

Boiling

1. Keep cooking until the mixture gets boiled.
2. Lower the flame.
3. Bring the mixture to a simmer at medium heat for two hours by covering the lid.
4. Do not forget to stir from time to time otherwise the ingredients will burn or stick to the pan.
5. Dish out the chili and top it with green onion, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and corn chips. 
6. Your Delicious Paula Deen Chili is all set. Bon Appetit!

How to Make Paula Deen Chili on Stovetop?

If you do not have a crockpot or you do not prefer it, you can also make Paula Deen Chili on a stovetop. To try this, you can adopt the following method:

1. With 2 tbsp butter, brown your ground beef.
2. Keep cooking until the beef is almost 90 percent done cooking.
3. Then add the onion.
4. Cook until the onion is transparent.
5. Add all the other ingredients.
6. Bring to a simmer on a medium flame for 20 minutes.
7. When the mixture is completely cooked, take it out in the bowl or dish.
8. Top it with green onion, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and corn chips. 
9. Your Delicious Paula Deen Chili is all set. Bon Appetit!

Why Beer?

The beer flavor is not so observable but it compliments the flavor of other spices and brings out intense flavor from ingredients. So adding beer is a good choice.

Is Chocolate or Cocoa a Good Option to Consider for Chili?

Adding a contrast always enhances and boosts the flavor. With its sweet and rich flavor, chocolate helps to improve the overall flavor by contrasting the spices. For a hint of bitterness, you can also add dark chocolate. Cocoa is also a viable option.

Too Much Tomato? No Worries!

If you feel like you have added more than needed tomatoes and it gives your child a lot of tangy flavors, you can add some sweet chocolate or cocoa powder. If you have some extra ingredients, you can also utilize them instead.

How to Enhance the Flavor of your Chili?

To further increase the flavor, you can add whatever spice you like. For example, you can add cinnamon. Cinnamon is a good option because it works well with the flavors of certain ingredients found in the chili such as cumin and tomatoes. You can also add coffee powder to the chili. For a bit of a sweetish flavor add honey. And as we have mentioned before, dark chocolate, sweet chocolate, and cocoa are also good options.

Nutrition Facts

Amount Per Serving = 100gCalories = 124 kcal
Total Fat	6.38 g
Cholesterol	28.12 mg
Total Carbohydrates Sugars Dietary Fiber	6.98 g
1.83 g
2.56 g
Protein	10.46 g
Sodium	110 mg
Potassium	345 mg
Calcium	34.5 mg
Iron	6.7 mg
Vitamin A	11 %
Vitamin C	24 %

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