Looking for a chili with no beans and no tomatoes? Texas Chili is the chili you are looking for. Our version of Texas Chili is made with a roasted red pepper sauce base, ground beef, and lots of vegetables.

Easy Texas Chili Recipe

If you’re new to Texas Chili, I bet you’re wondering, what is Texas chili? Texas chili is a type of chili that does not have beans and doesn’t use any tomato product. Yep, you read that right.

It looks like a traditional chili, like our regular beef chili recipe, but instead of tomato sauce or diced tomatoes it has a roasted red pepper sauce base and it is delicious.

Why you’ll love it!

Reasons why you’ll love it.

If you don’t like beans or can’t have beans, Texas chili is perfect for you.

It’s a great way to use up your roasted red peppers.

It’s not only packed with protein, but it has a ton of veggies, too.

Featured Ingredients

• Peppers- we use a variety of peppers in this Texas chili recipe. We use spicier peppers like jalapeños and shishito as well as sweet bell peppers and poblano peppers. Some are roasted and used in the sauce and some are sautéed for the chili itself. Yum!
• Roasted red peppers- we all have a jar of roasted red peppers in the back of our pantry and now you can use them.
• Ground beef- we went with ground beef for this recipe because of it’s richness and flavor, but feel free to use a leaner protein if you’d like.

Simple Instructions

1. Roast the peppers. You roast a wrapped garlic head, the poblano peppers, and jalapeño peppers for 20 minutes (40 minutes for the garlic) before adding them to the sauce.
2. Cook the beef + veggies. While the peppers are roasting sauté the onion, beef, and vegetables together in a Dutch oven.
3. Make the sauce. When the peppers are done roasting place the garlic, peppers, and roasted red peppers in a high speed food processor and blend until smooth.
4. Simmer everything together. Add the spices, sauce and broth to the Dutch oven and mix. Simmer everything together until thick and delicious.

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Top Tips

Make it spicier. If you like a spicy chili, go ahead and roast spicier peppers with the jalapeños and poblano peppers.

Freeze half for later. Chili is a great meal to freeze for later!

The longer you simmer the better it will be. If you have the time, simmer your chili ingredients together longer to really enhance all of the delicious flavors.

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FAQ

What is different about Texas chili?

Texas chili doesn’t have beans or tomato based products. Instead, vegetables, broth, and roasted red pepper sauce is used.

What else can I add to Texas chili?

There are many additional ingredients that you can add to Texas chili. Frozen corn, hominy, sliced peppers, cheese, sour cream, or Greek yogurt would all be delicious.

Storage

Let the Texas chili cool completely and then store it in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

To reheat: Reheat over medium/low heat in a Dutch Oven.

Freezing Instructions

Let the Texas chili cool completely and then store it in an freezer safe container for up to 3 months.