Three Bean & Beef Chili

Prep time: 15 minutes
cook time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbs olive oil
• 1 onion, diced (1 cup)
• 1 red bell pepper, diced (1 cup)
• 2 carrots, diced (1/2 cup)
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 lb ground beef or turkey
• 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups water
• 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, minced
• 2 tsp adobo sauce
• 1/2 tsp dried oregano
• salt & pepper
• 1 (15.5 oz) can black beans
• 1 (15.5 oz) can kidney beans
• 1 (15.5 oz) can pinto beans

Directions:

1. Heat oil in large pot or Dutch oven over moderate heat.
2. Add onion, bell pepper & carrots, cover and cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are soft, about 10 minutes.
3. Add cumin and cook, stirring 1 minute.
4. Add ground beef; raise the heat to high and cook, breaking up meat with spoon, until meat is no longer pink.
5. Stir in tomatoes, water, chipotle and adobo sauce, oregano, salt and pepper.
6. Cook, partially covered, stirring from time to time, for 30 minutes.
7. Stir in beans and continue cooking, partially covered, 20 minutes longer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

*I enjoy a mild chili, so I use a few tablespoons of hot sauce rather then chipotle and adobo.

~Recipe via Ellie Krieger on foodnetwork.com