Easiest Way to Prepare Yummy Three Bean Chili

Three Bean Chili.

You can cook Three Bean Chili using 17 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

It’s of oil.
Prepare of onion, minced.
You need of bell pepper, chopped.
You need of garlic, chopped.
It’s of tomato paste.
You need of chili powder.
It’s of cumin.
You need of black pepper.
You need of bay leaf.
You need of unsalted liquid (water, stock, dry wine are all ok).
You need of canned tomatoes (puree, sauce, or diced are fine).
It’s of 80/20 ground beef (ground turkey, chicken, pork all work fine).
It’s of salt.
It’s of Worcestershire sauce.
Prepare of hot sauce (used up my Popeye's leftover Louisiana packets – WOOT!).
Prepare of cans beans of choice, well drained.
It’s of Optional toppings: minced onions, jalapeños, and cilantro, sour cream, shredded cheese, hot sauce.

In a large pot (4 to 5 quart works), bring oil up to medium temp, add onions, peppers, and garlic, and sweat the aromatics until onions turn translucent (about 4 or 5 minutes)..
Add tomato paste, chili powder, cumin, black pepper, and bay leaf..
Stir to incorporate and let the tomato paste caramelize for about a minute or so..
Stir in liquid..
Add ground beef, salt, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce..
Stir until ground beef is all broken up and all the ingredients are thoroughly incorporated..
Add beans and give it a few good stirs..
Turn heat down *just* under medium and cook, COVERED (I know the pic isn't covered – I forgot to take that one), for 20 minutes, stirring once or twice during that time. If solids are getting stuck to the bottom of the pot, turn the heat down just a little bit..
Turn heat to low and cook with lid askew for another 20 minutes, adjusting seasoning halfway. Leaving the lid askew lets the steam evaporate, the flavors concentrate, and the chili will thicken a bit..
All done! Enjoy with toppings of choice..