You and your kids will love this kid friendly chili recipe! This super easy chili is a staple in our house, along with our other fav main dishes!
Our Kids Favorite Chili recipe is also featured in Brian Baumgartner's book, Seriously Good Chili Cookbook, along with 177 of the best chili recipes in the world! This is the Brian that plays 'Kevin Malone' in the show The Office. How awesome is that?!
Why Is This The Kids Favorite Chili?
The kids love this chili because it doesn't pack too much heat, only flavor. It only takes 40 minutes to bring this chili to life which makes dinner time much easier. This delicious chili is simple with only 10 ingredients. We enjoy it with chips or on top of hot dogs!
Ingredients in Kid Friendly Chili
- Olive Oil or Avocado Oil
- Onion - I use white or yellow onion in this recipe
- Ground Sausage
or ground beef
tastes best - Chili Powder
- Cumin - Has a light flavor that the kids
- Salt + Pepper
- Kidney Beans and White Beans - you can substitute for any of your favorite beans. These are the beans our kids enjoy.
The kids will love this chili because it’s not too spicy and is a hearty dish. Adults, you can always add more chili powder to spice it up.
How To Make the Kids Favorite Chili?
First, cut up the onions. Then open up all the cans of beans and tomatoes. Next, sauté the onions until translucent, about 3 minutes.
Next, add in sausage or ground beef with the seasonings and cook through for 12 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes. The kids also love to make this chili because it is so easy to put together. It's quick and they love being able to help out.
If you like this recipe, be sure to try our Beef Taco Dip and our Crunchy Beef Tacos!
Kids Favorite Chili
Enjoy this delicious and easy Kids Fav Chili recipe. Featured in Brian Baumgartner's Seriously Good Chili Cookbook!
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons of Olive Oil
- ½ Onion, Chopped
- 1 Pound of Ground Sausage or ground beef
- 2 Tablespoons of Chili Powder
- 1 Tablespoon of Cumin
- 1 Teaspoon of Salt + Pepper
- 1 Can of Kidney Beans, Drained
- 1 Can of White Beans, Drained
- 1 32 oz Can of Crushed Tomatoes
Instructions
- Sauté onions in olive oil till translucent, 3 minutes.
- Add sausage and seasonings and cook through, 12 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 20 minutes.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 504Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 1460mgCarbohydrates: 35gFiber: 9gSugar: 10gProtein: 25g
If you are looking to try out a bunch of different chili recipes, the Seriously Good Chili Cookbook is packed with so many good ideas!
The book features specific types of chili, from Texas and Cincinnati to turkey chili, veggie and regional styles. You can find ours in the homestyle section along with a lot of other tasty chili recipes!
We hope you enjoy this tasty chili recipe and grab a copy of the Seriously Good Chili Cookbook! xo, Bri
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This recipe is less spicy because there is a smaller amount of chili powder. It also doesn't use any added chili spices.
Yes, you can make this kid friendly chili in a slow cooker. Just brown your meat in a skillet first then add remaining ingredients into the slow cooker. Keep on low.
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