This easy and healthy one-pot Beef and Chorizo Chili is a great dish to enjoy this Cinco de Mayo…or anytime! Recipe for homemade fresh chorizo is included too.
This is one kick-ass week for Mexican food lovers like me. Today is, of course, Taco Tuesday but this Thursday is Cinco de Mayo, so there’s even more of a cause for a spicy celebration.
It’s almost too much to handle but I’m going to try by making this easy one-pot Beef and Chorizo Chili featuring some of my homemade fresh chorizo. Alright, alright! I hear y’all yelling that chili isn’t really Mexican, but guess what? Chorizo is, so there! 😉
Speaking of easy, there’s nothing more simple and satisfying than cooking up a big ol’ pot of chili. Basically, it consists of browning some meat, then throwing a bunch of veggies, seasonings, and broth in the pot, and finally simmering it for just about 30 minutes or so.
It’s the perfect party food to feed a large crowd and can be made a day or two ahead of time. Plus, there’s always enough leftovers to eat for lunch through the week or freeze them to bring it out later for another dinner. #winwin
This beef and chorizo chili is made with four different kinds of beans. The first time I made it, I couldn’t decide which of my favorite beans to use, so I used them all.
It’s fantastic on it’s own or topped with lots of accompaniments, like shredded sharp cheese, diced avocados, pico de gallo, and doused with a ton of Cholula Hot Sauce Original
Have a wonderful Cinco de Mayo holiday and enjoy this Beef and Chorizo Chili. By the way, if vegetarian chili is more your thing, then check out this recipe that I adapted from the cookbook, Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day
- 1¼ pound grass fed ground beef
- ½ pound fresh chorizo
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
- 3 whole fresh garlic cloves, minced
- 15 ounces diced tomatoes
- 3 cups good quality beef broth, homemade or store bought
- 6 ounces tomato sauce
- 3 Tb chili powder
- 1½ tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 2 (15.5 ounces) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15.5 ounces) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15.5 ounces) can small red beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15.5 ounces) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- Optional accompaniments: freshly shredded cheese, diced avocados, pico de gallo, sour cream, tortilla chips, crackers, fresh chopped cilantro, minced jalapenos
- Place a large dutch oven over medium high heat and brown the ground beef and chorizo. Add the onions, bell peppers, and garlic to the and cook for about 5 minutes, until just cooked through. Add all of the remaining ingredients, stir well, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until chili has thicken and all flavors are combined, about 30-35 minutes. Serve immediately with any of the optional accompaniments.
Taco Tuesday….Cinco de Mayo….Monday….whatever…..either day this is good and perfect to eat in my books! Looks delish, Karrie! And I love that you used your homemade chorizo AND topped it with pico de gallo. I could eat a bucket of this! Nice that you used a variety of beans, Me and hubby love beans and eat them all the time. Actually, we had beans yesterday for supper 🙂 Pinning this deliciousness for later. Have a great week, girl. xo
Girl, I wish we lived closer to each other and then we could go out and celebrate all the fun holidays 😉
Yummmm!!! Thss chili looks so delicious Karrie! Love that you made homemade chorizo. So comfy and YUM.
Thank you Anu!
Guuuuurl, this week is totally F-in’ awesome in my book, because I happen to think there should be a Mexican Monday, Tex-Mex Thursday and Spicy Saturday along with Taco Tuesday, so I’m super stoked for Cinco de Mayo! And this chili looks like THE perfect addition to any Mexican themed spread! You have totally outdone yourself with this chili!! Love that you used your homemade chorizo in this, Karrie! I bet this tastes outta this world delish! And I will be adding ALL the toppings and TONS of ton of Cholula to mine, thank you very much! #BringOnTheHeat Pinned! Cheers, sweet cheeks! xo
Yes to all those days! I’m up for eating Mexican every day of the week girlfriend 🙂
Watch out and don’t eat too much. Ring of fire!
I heard dat!
I totally love that you used your homemade chorizo to make some spicy madness chili for Cinco de Mayo! Toss inMargarita Monday with Taco Tuesday and this chili and I’m all in!
I’ll drink a margarita with you Rach…
What a delightful recipe!~! I don’t eat beef, but I can use lamb or chicken, isn’t it!
Yes you can Balvinder! 🙂
Chili is one of my FAVORITE meals… plus that chorizo? Amazing. Give me some cornbread and I’m set!
Cornbread sounds delish Jennifer!
This looks amazing! We love chili around here and the chorizo twist is a great way to mix things up! A refreshing margarita would be perfect with this as well! Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Margaritas are perfect with chili Jenny 😉
Why didn’t I ever think to add chorizo to my chili!!! This sounds amazing and definitely the beginning of something good for me!
Thanks Tammy 🙂 xoxo
Happy Cinco de Mayo Karrie! I gotta say, I LOVE all of your Mexican recipes–and I look forward to every Taco Tuesday with you. 😉 Especially with some of your incredible cocktail recipes. 🙂 Now, if I could just get a side of your homemade tater tots on the side… because I’m greedy. Lol. Have a wonderful weekend, dear! I’ll be living vicariously through your Instagrams of yummy food. 🙂
Thanks Demeter and hope you had a great Cinco de Mayo. We need to put this chili on top of the tater tots! What??!!!?? 😉
Girlfriend, this Beef and Chorizo Chili looks AMAZING!!!! Again, why did I never think of adding chorizo to my chili??? BRILLIANT!!!!
Girl, you know it! lol! Thanks my friend. xoxo
Looks delicious. I never had chorizo chili, thanks for the idea
Thank you so much Keith!
I AM CRAVINGGGGGGGGGG red meat right now – OMG YES! Chili is perfection so as to cure that!
A big YUM to red meat!
There’s nothing better than a big pot of chili….except when there are leftovers for lunch!
I agree Kathy and leftovers are always the best 😉
Wow! This is one awesome protein-packed dish – I love every single ingredient! I’m such a huge fan of chili and this recipe has me drooling all over my keyboard! You’re going to owe me new keyboard…. I’ll take my payment in bowls of chili please, hehe 😉 Hope you have a wonderful weekend my dear 🙂
Double meat means double protein! hahahaha! Thanks Kathleen.
I’m happy to see I’m not the only one still enjoying my crock pot in spring! Except the weather here hasn’t been very spring like… Happy belated cinco de mayo!
Thank you Liora and hope your weather is more spring like now 🙂
Hi Karrie, now your talking warm you up stick to your ribs soul comfort food. Great choice to use some fresh homemade chorizo, yum and the fact that it is slow simmered so that all that goodness can mingle with each other double yum, add in some nice starch ;like a rustic bread and I am set to chow down on this spicy endeavor of yours.
Great pictures Karrie.
Have a great week.
Ole!
Loreto.
Many thanks Loreto and some rustic bread sounds really good!
I am a Mexican food lover too 🙂 and your chili looks amazing ❤ I’m not sure if I can find four different kinds of beans here but I would love to try this recipe 🙂 Thank you for sharing, Karrie ❤ I hope you had a great Cinco de Mayo ❤
I can’t get enough Mexican food Simona. Feel free to use whatever beans are your favorite 🙂 xoxo
So, I hated chili as a kid…I mean HATED. And now – I want to jump through the screen and do a face plant in this bowl. I was done at that first picture! This is the bomb, my friend!!
What? I’ve never heard of a kid disliking chili. Thank goodness that all changed for the better 🙂
Oh man! This recipe reminds me of my mom’s home-cooked chili she would slow cook for half a day every Sunday. Such comfort food! Thank you for sharing this, maybe now I can show her a new way to throw down in the kitchen with this unique recipe!
Vishva
Love that your Mom made chili on Sunday. Food memories are the best!
This looks AMAZING! I could use a bowl or two to warm me up. It was snowing and very cold here yesterday! It is May it needs to be warm!
What? Snow in May? That’s crazy and you do need some of this chili ASAP Cara 😉
This chili looks hearty and delicious, adding homemade chorizo is brilliant. It really shouts comfort food!
So many thanks to you Rahul 🙂
This is such a great idea. I bet the chorizo adds an amazing smoky flavour to the chilli, delicious!
It does and it’s really yummy too 😉
Karrie…that’s it. I’m coming over!! I absolutely love that you incorporated chorizo into this chili…looks SO freakin good!! <3
It’s an open door policy for you Beeta 😉 xoxo
I’ll bet the chorizo really adds something to the chili. I’ll have to settle for store bought chorizo, but I would love to learn to make my own. I think I’ll add it to my list of things to learn this year 🙂