Easy Chili Soup - Mexican Chili
 
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Recipe type: Soup
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 6 People
Ingredients
  • Oil- 1 tbsp
  • Ground beef, lean or extra lean- 1 lb or ½ Kg
  • Onion, chopped small- 2
  • Green pepper, chopped small- 2, medium
  • Red kidney beans, canned- 2 cans, large
  • Diced tomatoes, canned- 28 oz can or 700 ml
  • Tomato sauce- 400 ml
  • Pickled jalapeños chopped, canned- 15 round cuts
  • Ground cumin- 2 tsp
  • Chili powder or Cayenne powder- 2 tsp (or depending on your needs)
  • Oregano, dried- 1 tsp
  • Basil, dried- 1 tsp (optional)
  • Cilantro, chopped- ¼ cup
  • Salt- to taste
For topping
  • Green onion or red onion, minced
  • Pickled jalapeños
  • Cheddar cheese
Instructions
  1. Place a large pan over medium heat, add oil.
  2. Add onions and green pepper, saute for a couple of minutes.
  3. Add ground beef and salt, combine well and cook covered till beef is no longer pink in color. Using a wooden spoon, break the ground beef if it forms lumps.
  4. Add pickled jalapeños, red kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, ground cumin, chili powder, dried oregano, dried basil and more salt.
  5. Cook covered for 30 minutes, if the mixture gets dry add water accordingly and cook.
  6. If you need it to be more spicy add more chili powder or jalapeños.
  7. Taste and add more salt if needed.
  8. Add cilantro and cook covered for some more time till the soup has thickened and the ground beef has cooked well.
  9. Remove from the heat and keep it covered.
  10. Serve in a soup bowl, top with 1 tsp of minced onion, 2 slices of pickled jalapenos, and cheddar cheese, serve warm along with tortilla chips.
  11. You could even make tortilla wraps: thicken the soup without much liquid and wrap the ground beef chili into a tortilla, add cheese and fold it.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/easy-chili-soup-mexican-chili/