Tex Mex Two Bean Chili Recipes

HEARTY TEX-MEX CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Stir in the tomatoes, water, juice, coffee and chili seasoning., Transfer to a 4-qt. slow cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 4-5 hours to allow flavors to blend.

TEX-MEX CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown beef in oil in batches. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Transfer to a 6-qt. slow cooker. , Stir in the beans, tomato sauce, tomatoes, water, tomato paste, salsa verde and seasonings. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until meat is tender. Garnish each serving with toppings as desired. Freeze option: Before adding toppings, cool chili. Freeze chili in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Heat through in a saucepan, stirring occasionally and adding a little broth or water if necessary. Garnish with toppings as desired.

TEX-MEX CHILI

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic in oil.
• Add ground beef and brown. Drain.
• Add taco seasoning and cumin. Mix well.
• Add remaining ingredients, salt and pepper to taste.
• Cook 20-30 minutes.
• Serve hot with garnishes of your choice.
• NOTE: For FRITO PIE serve over a bed of fritos and topped with grated cheddar.

TEX-MEX TWO BEAN CHILI

Steps:

• In 6-quart saucepan, heat oil; saute onion, green pepper and garlic 3-4 minutes, or until tender.
• Add stew meat and sausage, stirring to crumble sausage; cook 5-6 minutes.
• Blend in tomato puree, broth, water, tomato paste, green chiles, chili powder, cumin, salt, sugar, oregano and cayenne pepper, if desired. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Mix in beans. Cover and simmer and additional 30 minutes.

TEX MEX PINTO BEANS

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight covered w/ water. In the morning, drain off the water.
• Mix all ingredients together in pot, cover with water by about 1 inch and bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, turn to low and let cook all day or until beans are tender.
• Check and stir often, adding water as necessary.
• You can split between two crockpots and cook on high 6-7 hours or on low all day. Be warned that the juices will not be as thick as if you cooked it on the stove.

TEX-MEX CHILI BEANS

Steps:

• Soak them beans in a big pot of water overnight. Next morning, pour the water off the beans into a colander. In the pot you're gonna cook them beans in, add the olive oil and sauté the onions and garlic. Add the tomatoes, the beans and all the rest of the ingredients. (Is this easy, or what?) Cover in water and cook at medium heat for about an hour or so. The beans should be soft and the juice should have cooked down a bit. If the beans are still a bit hard,and it seems to need more water, say, after 40 minutes or so, add a cup or two and let that cook down some. And, honey, you got yourself some tasty chili beans!
• NOTE: When I make my Tex-Mex Chili, I start with this bean recipe. Then,in a fry pan, I brown 1 or 2 lbs. of ground round, add a teaspoon of all the spices I used in my beans, pour off any excess grease and set aside a minute. THEN: get a saucepan, pour some of that juice (1 cup or so) from the beans into a separate pot/let it boil up/ add a tablespoon of flour (or a little more if it's not thick)/whisk it til it's like a thick gravy/pour the gravy into the meat mixture/ then add the meat mix all into the beans/stir it up/let cook for another 15 minutes or so...and you got yourself some great Tex-Mex Chili! Stick it in a big bowl/top with guacamole, a spoon of picante sauce,sour cream blob, fresh chopped cilantro, and a couple of corn chips and grated cheddar cheese...and you'll be the kitchen queen, for sure!

TEX-MEX RICE AND TWO-BEAN PILAF

Steps:

• In a medium deep-sided skillet with a lid, heat the oil over medium heat.
• Add the onion and cook, stirring until softened, about 3 minutes.
• Add the rice and garlic and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes.
• Add the water, lentils, pinto beans, corn, salsa, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper; bring to a boil over medium-high heat stirring occasionally.
• Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the rice has absorbed most of the liquid, about 20 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

TEX MEX VEGAN CHILI

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic in olive oil until soft and starting to carmelize.
• Add spices, jalapenos and stewed tomatoes, simmer for 5 minutes.
• Using an immersion blender, grind this mixture until smooth (optional).
• Add beans, corn, chocolate, lime juice & soy sauce.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.