When I was searching out keto recipes for my Low Carb Superbowl Recipe Roundup I noticed that there is a surprising lack of low carb ground beef chili recipes out there on the interweb.
Even here on IBIH I have some non-traditional low carb chili recipes like the Tropical Turkey Chili and Pumpkin Chicken Chili (which are both delicious if I do say say so!), but no traditional keto ground beef chili recipes.
So this week I decided to remedy that situation – and not only that, but I wanted to give you a super simple and fast keto chili, that can be whipped up on a weeknight (or any time) in just a few minutes.
Now people love their chili recipes – so much so that entire contests and Simpsons episodes are devoted to it. Maybe you have a family favorite that you swear by, and I’m not trying to tread on that here. But sometimes you just need dinner fast, or cheap, or just feel too lazy to devote hours to simmering down all those chopped veggies and meat into the best chili anyone has ever tasted.
And that, my friends, is where this easy keto chili recipe comes in.
Don’t get me wrong, it might not win any contests, but this is some seriously delicious keto beef chili that can serve many uses.
Eat it out of a bowl with a spoon, stuff it into little sweet peppers as an appetizer, cover it with cheese and sour cream and serve with pork rinds as low carb nachos, use it as a base for taco salad…you get the idea.
The secret to this 10 minute keto chili is using a prepared salsa in lieu of doing all of that chopping yourself. Use any salsa that you like – if you enjoy the flavor of it out of the jar, then you’ll love it in this chili. If you can find one that is free of sugar and fillers, then this makes a perfect, easy Whole 30 lunch or dinner.
I’m writing the recipe for 4 servings (1lb ground beef), but it can easily be double, tripled, etc.
So do yourself a favor and don’t be a chili snob – give this keto no chop chili a try and you might never go back to your old, labor intensive, chili recipe again!
KETO NO CHOP CHILI RECIPE VIDEO ??
10 Minute No Chop Keto Chili
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
This super easy keto chili comes together in just 10 minutes with no tedious chopping required!
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef (or turkey)
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1/2 tsp ground cayenne (optional)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 cup prepared salsa (I used Pace Mild)
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the ground beef and all of the spices.
- Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
- When the meat is cooked through, add your salsa.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Optional garnishes: red onion, cilantro, avocado, lime, cheese, sour cream, corn, peppers
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: keto dinner recipes
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3/4 cup
- Calories: 229
- Fat: 9g
- Carbohydrates: 2g
- Protein: 33g
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Hawkce541 says
I’m too tired to even think of cooking tonight and it’s only 930 a.m. Gotta try this tonight.
Dorene Amos says
Mellissa,
Love this recipe..very easy. (I’ve made 2x this month since I saw it posted)…
This fish recipe also very easy and I even forgot the lemon in my haste and it was fabulous.
I am new to using any forums(as you can probably tell).. but I thought you might like to know about this recipe. I would love to see what you could do with this recipe too!
….I found it when I did a google search for low carb fish recipe. The following was in a forum..(I hope I am not doing something wrong by mentioning it)
I baked some fish last night and it was the BEST ever, so I wanted to share the recipe with you all here. this is what I did.
I took 5 cod fillets (frozen) out of the bag, thawed them completely (took a couple of hours, although you could easily use fresh fish too), then wicked out the excess moisture with paper towel. Then I sprayed a cake pan with oil, layed down 5 thin slices of lemon (one for each piece), then layed the fish on top of each slice of lemon. then I poured heavy whipping cream on top of each piece of fish. (about a cup total). Then I sprinkled each pieace of fish with some fresh grated parmesan (about 1-2 T. each piece) and a bit of salt. Then put it in a 375 oven for about 30-40 minutes. (depending on the thickness of your fish and how brown you want it to get). THAT’S IT!! It was the best fish I have ever had in my life!!!
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Dorene Amos
I made it with just 2 pieces of cod.
Kim says
Doreen, Thanks for sharing your fish recipe. Sounds great! Going to try it tonight?
Melissa says
Great recipe. I had 6 oz of ground beef left from another recipe, so I scaled it down for a quick meal. I’ll definitely scale up next time.
Carol says
I am doing your 3 day kick starter plan and just made the Cream cheese pancakes and wow they were good. I’m curious why we can’t have beans? Is it because they increase the carbs? I thought they were a good source of protein. I’m loving your site and am an avid cook so I’m sure I’ll be visiting on a regular basis.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Yes, beans have too many carbs for keto. It’s all chemistry and if you go over the 20g net carbs per day it won’t work so beans are a no no!
Carol says
I had a feeling that was the problem. Ok now onto find more yummy meals to make from you site!
DonnaL says
OK, somewhere on here I saw what you ate each day. This was yesterday.. Do you think I can find it today?? NO!!!
I know one day said 8 eggs, etc… Can you please direct me to what you ate on the egg fast each day??
I tried to stay on it yesterday, but went off a bit… I still lost almost 2 pounds the first day. I am hooked!!
Love your blog and recipes and LOVE you!!
Thanks,
DonnaL
Mellissa Sevigny says
You’ll find that info on the egg fast plan post I think!
Jessica says
What is a serving size for this awesome chili? I know it’s 1/4 of the entire meal but what does that equate to? I’m horrible with math! Thanks so much!
Melanie says
When I did it, I got around 3/4 cup per serving.
arlene says
I would love to try this recipe but the Jar of salsa I have says there are 2.2 g of carbs in 2 tbl. Of salsa! The recipe calls foe 1/2 cup of salsa!!
dkginger says
There are no carbs in the meat and minimal carbs in the spices. 1/2 cup is 8 tablespoons so that totals 8 carbs from the salsa. If you eat the serving size which is 1/4 of the recipe that is still only 2 carbs per serving. Try to find a salsa with only 1 carb per serving and that will make it even lower.
dlp says
This is the basic way I’ve done Chili for at least 20 years. Mine starts with 1# ground beef, 1 can pork and beans and 1 of chili beans, I like to add corn sometimes. To this I add 1qt and 1 pt of my home made salsa. Simmer just a bit and yummmmmm.
Linda L says
I made this tonight. Quick, easy and very tasty! My kind of recipe! I topped mine with a little cheese, sour cream and avocado. Yummy!
Jessica says
Made this tonight. It was SO good and filling! Thank you for putting together such great, easy recipes! I would never have started this diet without you!
Monique says
Amazing! Added some sliced avocado and diced red onion to the top, and a bit of cheese. Thank you for a quick, AWESOME recipe!