Weeknight beef & bean chili

Name: Weeknight beef & bean chili
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 500 g ground beef (1.1 lb); 1 tbsp oil; 1 onion, diced; 1 bell pepper, diced; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 tbsp mild chili powder blend; 1 tsp cumin; 1 can chopped tomatoes, 400 g / 14 oz; 2 cans kidney beans, 400 g / 14 oz each, drained; 250 ml beef stock (1 cup); ¾ tsp salt; ¼ tsp pepper

Keep the first pot mild; people can add hot sauce at the table.

Dinner45 minServes 6

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THE STORY ON YOUR PLATE

The chili Obama said he could cook

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At the 2012 Kids’ State Dinner, Obama said he could cook chili, and Michelle confirmed it. This beef-and-bean home version follows that personal cooking connection with a flexible family-sized pot.

The president & the table

At the 2012 Kids’ State Dinner, Obama said he could make a good omelet and a very good chili; Michelle backed up the chili claim. This is a personal cooking connection, not simply a dish served by a presidential chef.

Behind this story

White House remarks at the Kids’ State Dinner, 2012; modern family-table reconstruction for the other two recipes.

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Our home adaptation · Serves 6 · Not yet kitchen-tested

Weeknight beef & bean chili

The chili Obama said he could cook

Make it at home.

What you’ll need

Let’s make it

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