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An Easy Texas Chili with Beans recipe made with turkey or beef. Some say that Texas Style Chili doesn’t have beans, but we love our Texas Chili recipe with Beans.

 

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Our easy Texas Chili with Beans recipe is the way to enjoy this Texan comfort food without a lot of work.

   There are souls out there that believe authentic Texas Chili is made without beans and tomatoes, but we beg to differ.   We make the easiest homemade Texas Chili with beans and top it with sliced jalapenos and longhorn cheese aka cheddar cheese.     

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Anytime the weather cools below 70 degrees here on the Ranch, I start craving a pot of chili or chili beans. But we don’t wish to spend the whole day in the kitchen so we use a couple of simple shortcuts.  And we don’t wish to wait to cook dry beans, we use a can or two of Ranch Style Beans.   It makes this pot of Texas Chili with beans quick and easy.    We also have a couple of other tricks up our sleeves such as this Mix N’ Chop utensil.

 

 

We have a couple of these Mix N’ Chop’s (even bought some for our children) and use them all the time when cooking ground beef, ground chicken or ground turkey.  It makes it so much easier.

 

 

So pull out your slow cooker aka crock pot and get this chili started!  It’s also great for game day, it’s easy and can be doubled to feed a crowd.

 

 

 

 

Rain is in the air here at the Ranch so we have a crockpot filled with this Texas Chili with Beans bubbling on the stove.   And we have a pan of homemade cornbread in the oven.

 

 

Print Recipe

Easy Texas Style Chili with Beans

An easy Texas-style chili using Ranch Style beans. 
Prep Time20 mins
Cook Time4 hrs
Slow Cooker0 mins
Total Time4 hrs 20 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Texas
Keyword: Easy Texas Chili, Texas Chili, Texas Chili with Beans, Texas Chili with Beans Recipe
Servings: 6
Calories: 279kcal
Author: Evelyn

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs ground beef or turkey
  • 1 cup white onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 2 jalapeños diced
  • 1 28 oz can diced tomatoes
  • 2 14 oz cans ranch style beans
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons cumin
  • cheddar cheese grated
  • 2 jalapenos sliced for garnish

Instructions

  • Brown ground beef (or turkey) and chopped onions in a large skillet then add garlic and jalapeño, cook for 2 more minutes.  NOTE:  using a Chop & Mix inexpensive utensil makes cooking ground meat so easy.  
  • Place meat mixture into a crock pot on high
  • Add cumin and chili powder, stir to combine
  • Add undrained ranch style beans and tomatoes
  • Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
  • Serve with grated cheese and sliced jalapenos sprinkled on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 279kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 207mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1440IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 3.6mg


 

 

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Comments

  1. Rox

    This looks and sounds pretty good. I've never thought about putting garbanzo beans in chili. Wonder how it would taste with ground chicken? I'm not a turkey fan 🙂

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  7. Linda Bouffard

    Hi, Evelyn, I want you to know that you won one of the little heart pillows from the giveaway on my blog!! Give me an email with your address: linbouf (at) gmail dot com. Congrats. When we can get out from under 34 inches of snow I'll get them to the post office. 🙂 Your friend, Linda

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  9. gin

    your turkey sounds and looks good! i am new here from a blog hop. and i see you sponsor some hops too. I will be joining up on some. and i am a new follower of you!

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  14. Kerry Fountain

    Yummy!! I made some awesome chili last weekend. Wish my younger kids would eat it, then I would make it more often. They turn their noses up at it though— sad but true!

    Thanks for linking up to our Healthy Tuesday's blog hop!
    Kerry from Country Living On A Hill

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  19. Sinea Pies

    I love chili and making it healthier is the best. Ranch Style beans? That's new to me. What are they?

    Thanks so much for taking part in our Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop. Please stop by again.

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  21. Wanda Ann Olsen

    Evelyn, Thank you sharing at my link party. I pinned your chili and love it. I hope I fixed my reply message today. Let me know if it worked. Happy Valentine's my friend!
    Wanda Ann @ Memories by the Mile

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  28. Miz Helen

    Hi Evelyn,
    Your Turkey Chili looks wonderful and very healthy, it would be great on this cold winter day.
    Hope you are having a great Valentine weekend and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

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  29. victory

    Turkey chili is delicious – a much healthier alternative. It can also be made with meatless vegetable crumbles – visiting from the Thursday Favorite Things hop.

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  30. Becolorful

    I love turkey chili and finally got my big guy converted too. Amazing how much fat and calories this eliminates. Your recipe is a bit different. I will be adding it to my files. Thanks for sharing.
    p

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  32. Michelle

    Those jalapenos are huge! I've been trying to use ground turkey in place of beef more often. But I still can't get used to turkey burgers lol! Your chili looks so good! Thank you for linking w/ See Ya in the Gumbo this week.

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  33. Michelle

    I've never tried Turkey Chili before, but it sounds yummy! I just need to wait for a colder day now…
    Thanks for linking up to the Crafty Thursday Obsessions link party!
    Hope to see you back again this week!

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  34. HungryLittleGirl

    YUM, this is a great keeper-recipe! You can never go wrong with a good chili!
    Thank you for sharing this at Wednesday Extravaganza – see you there again tonight with more of your deliciousness 🙂

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  37. Kathy Moody

    Evelyn, this looks so delicious! YUM!! Thank you so much for sharing at A Bouquet of Talent this week. So thrilled to have you share. Hope you are having a great week. 🙂
    Hugs
    Kathy

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  39. Theresa

    I have a turkey chili recipe, but will have to try yours! Looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing & linking up @ DearCreatives.com hope your having a great week! & hope to see you this week.

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  41. April Tuell

    I've never thought of adding garbanzo beans to chili, but it looks tasty. I like the fact it uses turkey instead of beef too. Thank you so much for sharing with Saturday Spotlight. Have a great week and come back soon!

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  46. Savannah McQueen

    Thanks for sharing on Saturday Dishes. I use garbanzo beans in my chili, too. I had no idea anyone else did that. I hope you'll share a recipe on Saturday as we feature Mother's Day dishes. -Savannah

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