The Best 5 Ingredient Chili
Who doesn't love a delicious homemade chili with just 5 simple ingredients? This hearty, flavorful chili is incredibly easy to make and ready in about 30 minutes! Loaded with lean ground beef or turkey, beans, and tomatoes, it's perfect for busy weeknights. Enjoy it in a bowl with your favorite toppings, spoon it over a baked potato, or turn it into a taco salad. Leftovers freeze beautifully, too! Each generous 1-cup serving has just 259 calories, 4 grams of fat, and 23 grams of protein. Easy comfort food, Skinnyfied!®
Helpful Tips About this Recipe
Makes 6 cups total. Each serving is 1 cup.
Bean Tips: I love using a combination of black beans and kidney beans, but pinto, navy, or Great Northern beans work beautifully, too!
Serving Suggestions: Set up a fun chili bar with chopped tomatoes, salsa, light shredded cheese, and your favorite toppings. I also love serving this chili over a baked potato, making chili nachos, or adding it to a skinny taco salad.
Make Ahead: This chili freezes beautifully! Make a double batch and save some for another easy dinner.
WW Freestyle SmartPoints 2-Blue
WW SmartPoints 5-Green
WW SmartPoints 5-Green
| SKINNY FACTS: for 1 serving 259 calories, 4g fat, 1g sat. fat, 40mg chol, 23g protein, 31g carbs, g fiber, 671mg sod, 3g sugar |
| FACTS: for Freestyle SmartPoints 98 calories, 1g sat. fat, 0g sugar, 14g protein |
The Best 5 Ingredient Chili
Equipment
- 1 large pot or pan
Ingredients
- 1 pound extra-lean ground beef or lean turkey (93%)
- 1½ cups onions, chopped
- 1 package Lawry’s Chili Mix or McCormick’s
- 1 (15 oz) can diced tomatoes, not drained
- 2 (15 oz each) cans beans, drained rinsed (I used 1 can kidney and 1 can black beans)
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- In a large pot or pan, cook ground beef or turkey and onions over medium/high heat until the meat is browned, about 7 minutes. Stir often and be sure to crumble up the meat. Drain meat mixture and return to pan.
- To the browned meat, add the chili mix, diced tomatoes, beans, and water. Mix well to combine everything. Bring up to a boil, then turn down the heat to simmer. Continue to simmer for 15 minutes. Continue to stir often.
- This chili freezes great! See serving tips, below.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupCalories: 259kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 23gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 671mgSugar: 3g
Tried this recipe?Let me know how it was!
So simple and super yummy!
Thank you so very much, Anne Marie!
And, I hope you love this easy chili. It’s become my go-to.
All the best,
Nancy
I am going to try this recipe this week but I wanted to thank you for the down to earth and simple recipes you offer that are both healthy and tasty.