Easy Chipotle Cheddar Beef Chili

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 32.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	35%	33%
fat	2%	1%
aromatics	31%	16%
salt	0%	0%
vegetables and beans	46%	65%

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

907 g	2 pounds ground beef ((or use ground chicken or ground pork))
300 g	2 yellow onions, chopped
	2 poblano peppers, seeded and chopped
8 g	1 tablespoon chili powder
5 g	2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder
8 g	1 tablespoon garlic powder
7 g	1 tablespoon smoked paprika
4 g	2 teaspoons ground cumin
794 g	1 can (28 ounce) crushed fire roasted tomatoes
227 g	1 can (8 ounce) tomato paste
113 g	1 can (4 ounce) diced green chilies
	2-3 tablespoons Gochujang chili paste, to your taste
43 g	3 tablespoons salted butter
48 g	3 tablespoons tamari/soy sauce
600 g	2-3 cups chicken or beef broth
170 g	6 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature)
226 g	2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
411 g	1 can mixed chili beans, drained
	cilantro, green onion, avocado and Greek yogurt, for serving

Method: 1 steps, published by www.halfbakedharvest.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Love this chili, I have made it twice and will make it for Super Bowl this weekend. Question..I hadn't noticed before that in the video you had added a couple of bay leaf's, but it isn't listed in the ingredients. I have made it without but was wondering if I ” — a cook, 5.0★

“This was delish! I couldn’t find diced chiles so I added another can of diced tomatoes with chiles. I added more beef, a chili seasoning packet and an extra can of beans. I didn’t use the chili oil or put the cheddar cheese in it. Definitely a keeper!” — a cook, 5.0★