You’ll love this chili recipe without beans that makes for a simple and healthy dinner you can make in your crockpot or cook quickly on the stovetop.
You won’t even miss the beans in this beanless chili recipe, not only is it gluten-free, but it’s paleo (without the dairy garnishes), keto-friendly, and a low carb chili recipe too.
This recipe truly makes the BEST no bean chili recipe!
If you love chili like we do, then you’ll also want to try our instant pot keto chili recipe with kielbasa sausage! Or, maybe you’d prefer the original beef and kielbasa recipe with beans for your crock-pot.
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Chili Without Beans
Is there anything more American and comforting than a hearty bowl of piping hot chili in the fall and winter? Chili truly is the ultimate comfort food and will warm you from the inside out.
This simple and easy chili recipe without beans is our new go-to recipe since my husband has been following a lower-carb diet. It’s quick enough you can still make it on a busy weeknight, it doubles and freezes well for meal prep, it’s family friendly, and the easy chili no beans is a low cost meal too!
We love to buy a case of organic diced tomatoes and organic tomato sauce from Costco to have on hand for impromptu stews and soups. We almost always have frozen cut bell peppers in the freezer for making quick fajitas, I’d think you could substitute the frozen peppers for the fresh diced peppers in this recipe and make it even quicker.
Low Carb Chili Recipe
While many people enjoy an easy and hearty chili recipe no beans for a variety of reasons, this is also a popular dish that makes the best low carb chili recipe too.
If you’ve been wanting to cut back on a traditional high carb diet, making a low carb chili recipe without beans is a great way to do that.
Not only is this low carb, but this is a keto chili recipe too. Sometimes we’ll even add in some quartered mushrooms, they make a fantastic substitute for beans.
Ingredients for Beanless Chili
- 2 lbs ground beef (80/20 preferred)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 large bell peppers, seeded and diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes (no sugar added)
- 1 can tomato sauce (no sugar added)
- 2 Tablespoons chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
You could substitute the 80/20 ground beef for a leaner type of ground beef, or you could use ground turkey or ground chicken. However, using leaner meats will make for a chili recipe with a little less flavor, but you can adjust that by adding extra seasoning, to taste.
How to Make Chili Recipe No Beans (Stovetop)
In a large pot over medium heat cook ground beef until the meat is no longer pink and is cooked through. Drain most of the grease, leaving about 1 Tbsp in the pot to cook the vegetables in.
Remove the ground beef from the pot and set aside.
Cook the chopped onion and diced bell peppers in the pan the ground beef had been in and cook it until soft, which will take about 6-7 mins. Be sure to scrape up all the leftover cooked ground beef bits in with the vegetables.
Add the minced garlic and cook 1 more minute.
Mix in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, black pepper, and sea salt.
Put ground beef back in the pot, making sure to combine all ingredients.
Summer the chili without beans until heated through and flavors are blended, for about 20-30 mins.
Serve and enjoy! Optional garnishes include cheddar cheese, sour cream, and cilantro.
Crockpot Chili No Beans
The stovetop chili recipe without beans takes a little less than an hour to make, sometimes we don’t have time to be in the kitchen watching a simmering pot of beef chili no beans and need to make it in a crockpot instead.
In a large pot over medium heat cook ground beef until the meat is no longer pink and is cooked through.
Add the cooked ground beef to your crockpot. Add in the diced onions, chopped bell peppers, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, black pepper, and sea salt.
Stir all ingredients to combine.
Put the lid on the crockpot and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours. Serve and enjoy your crockpot chili without beans! Optional garnishes include cheddar cheese, sour cream, and cilantro.
Other Low Carb Beef Recipes You’ll Love
- Low carb crustless taco pie
- Low carb taco casserole
- Paleo low carb beef stroganoff – 20 minutes
- Stuffed pepper soup recipe
- Low carb Philly cheesesteak peppers
- Instant pot Mississippi pot roast
- Low carb cheeseburger casserole
- Low carb taco soup
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Chili Recipe Without Beans (A Low Carb Chili Recipe too)
You'll love this chili recipe without beans that makes for a simple and healthy dinner you can make in your crockpot or cook quickly on the stovetop.
You won't even miss the beans in this beanless chili recipe, not only is it gluten-free, but it's paleo (without the dairy garnishes), keto-friendly, and a low carb chili recipe too.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef (80/20 preferred)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 large bell peppers, seeded and diced
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (15oz) can diced tomatoes (no sugar added)
- 1 can tomato sauce (no sugar added)
- 2 Tablespoons chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Instructions
Ground Beef Chili Recipe No Beans (Stovetop)
In a large pot over medium heat cook ground beef until the meat is no longer pink and is cooked through. Drain most of the grease, leaving about 1 Tbsp in the pot to cook the vegetables in.
Remove the ground beef from the pot and set aside.
Cook the chopped onion and diced bell peppers in the pan the ground beef had been in and cook it until soft, which will take about 6-7 mins. Be sure to scrape up all the leftover cooked ground beef bits in with the vegetables.
Add the minced garlic and cook 1 more minute.
Mix in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, black pepper, and sea salt.
Put ground beef back in the pot, making sure to combine all ingredients.
Summer the chili without beans until heated through and flavors are blended, for about 20-30 mins.
Serve and enjoy! Optional garnishes include cheddar cheese, sour cream, and cilantro.
Crockpot Chili No Beans
The stovetop chili recipe without beans takes a little less than an hour to make, sometimes we don't have time to be in the kitchen watching a simmering pot of beef chili no beans and need to make it in a crockpot instead.
In a large pot over medium heat cook ground beef until the meat is no longer pink and is cooked through.
Add the cooked ground beef to your crockpot. Add in the diced onions, chopped bell peppers, tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, black pepper, and sea salt.
Stir all ingredients to combine.
Put the lid on the crockpot and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours. Serve and enjoy your crockpot chili without beans! Optional garnishes include cheddar cheese, sour cream, and cilantro.
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Nutrition Information
Yield 8 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 347Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 101mgSodium 613mgCarbohydrates 8gNet Carbohydrates 5gFiber 3gSugar 4gSugar Alcohols 0gProtein 32g
The nutritional info is just an estimate and can vary by brand and nutritional calculator being used. Please calculate this data yourself if you're on a restricted health plan.
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