Cheeseburger Chili

  • Preparation Time
    Prep:
    15 min.
  • Cooking Time
    Cook:
    40 min.
  • Serves
    Serves:
    4-6

Serve with sweet potato fries or French fries and a fresh garden salad.

Recipe tags: chili base, easy difficulty, main, beef, stew

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Tbsp canola oil
1½ lbs ground beef, thawed
1 small yellow onion, diced
3 cups water
¼ cup Better Than Bouillon® Chili Base
1 can (15-ounce) tomato sauce
½ cup ketchup
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp yellow mustard (optional)
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp ground cayenne pepper
8 oz Cheddar cheese, cubed (for a cheesier chili additional cheese may be added)

Directions

  • 1

    In a soup pot, heat oil over medium-high heat, add ground beef, cook and stir until bite-size crumbles are done, about 15 minutes. Drain on paper towel lined plate.

  • 2

    Return cooked beef to soup pot. Place over medium heat, add onion, cook and stir until onion is tender about 5 minutes.

  • 3

    Add water, stir in Chili Base until dissolved.

  • 4

    Add tomato sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Stir and bring to a boil.

  • 5

    Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • 6

    Add cheese cubes, stir until cheese starts to melt.