Chili Recipe (No Beans)

Oh my goodness, chili is so good without beans.  I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love a chili recipe with beans too, but this no bean chili recipe is deep and rich and so incredibly savory.  It’s a great alternative to traditional chili and tastes amazing in a chili pot pie!

Chili with no beans can definitely be frozen!  I love to make a double batch in my super giant stock pot and freeze half for later.  You can also do what we did in the video below, and portion out/prep the uncooked ingredients and freeze them for later.
Pro tip – cornbread freezes well too, so you can make a double batch of both and then have them ready to eat in no time on a busy night!



Chili without beans is healthy depending on the diet you follow.  One thing I love about this recipe is it is totally grain free (just watch what chili seasonings you are using).  So that means our bean free chili is gluten free, paleo compliant, and whole thirty compliant.  Don’t quote me on this, but I think it might even be keto friendly!
This no bean chili recipe is on the calorie dense side because of all the meat, but it is also super full of protein and tons of healthy vegetables!  I definitely don’t feel guilty when I eat it.

Ingredients

• 2 ½ pounds ground beef
• 2 pounds mild pork sausage ground (you can usually find this in 1lb tubes near the bacon)
• ¼ pound bacon chopped into small pieces
• 1 large yellow onions diced
• 2 packages McCormick Mild Chili Seasoning 1.25 ounce packages - they have a gluten free version too!
• 1 tablespoons dark cocoa powder
• 1 can Rotel mild
• 1 can tomato paste 6 ounces
• 6 green bell peppers diced
• 1 large piece of celery diced
• 1 can petite diced tomatoes not drained (14 ounces)
• 1 ½ cups carrots diced

Instructions

1. Brown ground beef, pork sausage, and bacon. Drain and return to pan.
2. Add onions, chili seasoning, and cocoa powder. Saute an additional 2 - 3 minutes.v
3. ...........................................

for full instruction please see : www.mamalovesfood.com