Quick Beef and Bean Chili

Name: Quick Beef and Bean Chili
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 2 , (16-ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed; 2 , (14.5-ounce) cans diced tomatoes; 1 1/2 pounds, 85 percent lean ground beef; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 3 tablespoons, chili powder; 2 teaspoons, ground cumin; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh cilantro leaves; , Salt and pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2008

Delicious chili needs to simmer for hours, or does it?

SERVES4 to 6

TIME30 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

It was important to brown the beef for maximum flavor, but we had to be sure not to overbrown it. Heating the meat in our Quick Beef and Bean Chili until it was just cooked through prevented it from toughening during the simmer in the final...

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