Weeknight Wise Choice Chili

A heartwarming, hearty meal for when you're in a hurry. Grab your crackers and cheese—this one pleases the whole family in less than 25 minutes.

All nutrition facts are AI generated and approximate.

Ingredients

Meat & spices

• 1 lb 85/15 ground beef
• 1 tsp lemon pepper
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp oregano
• 3 Tbs chili powder
• 3 tsp salt
• 2 tsp pepper
• 3 tsp crushed red pepper (spicy—feel free to cut back)

Canned & liquids

• 2 (15 oz) cans pinto beans
• 1 (7 oz) can green chiles
• 1 (28 oz) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (11 oz) can V8 juice

Frozen

• 1 (10 oz) bag frozen seasoned vegetables

Directions

1. Start heating up a Dutch oven on medium-high heat while gathering ingredients.
2. Add ground beef to the pot and break it up with a spatula.
3. When halfway browned, add oregano, garlic powder, and half of the salt, pepper, and chili powder.
4. Stir in the frozen seasoned vegetables. Cooking may slow briefly but will recover.
5. Once beef is fully browned, stir in V8 juice and lemon pepper.
6. Add crushed tomatoes, green chiles, and the remaining spices. Stir well.
7. Bring to a simmer, then add pinto beans.
8. Cover the pot, reduce heat to low, and cook for 12 minutes.