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Beef: Herbed Beef & Bean Chili

Source of Recipe

adapted from Midwest Living, posted by gijane to recipecircus


List of Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 2-1/2 tablespoons ground oat flour
• 1 14-1/2-ounce can Italian-style (plum) tomatoes, cut up
• 2 large yellow onions, finely chopped (2 cups)
• 1/3 cup tomato paste
• 1/3 cup water
• 1-1/2 to 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried dillweed
• 1-1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, crushed
• 1-1/4 teaspoons dried basil, crushed
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• (original recipe called for 1/2 teaspoon salt)
• Chopped yellow onion (optional)
• Dairy sour cream (optional)
• Shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
• 1 15-1/4 ounce pinto, drained


Recipe

1. In a Dutch oven, brown ground beef until no longer pink. Drain off fat.
2. Stir in flour. Add undrained tomatoes, pinto beans, the 2 cups chopped onions, tomato paste, water, chili powder, parsley, dillweed, oregano, basil, and pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Ladle into warm soup bowls. Top with chopped onion if desired