lunch · beef
Loaded Firehouse Chili
Thick beef and bean chili with cornbread — classic shift lunch that holds all day.
8
Serves
30–60m
Prep
$5.87
Per person
Scale to
8
Ingredients
- Ground beefmeat/protein2.4 lb$14.40
- Kidney beans (can)pantry2 can$2.40
- Black beans (can)pantry2 can$2.40
- Crushed tomatoes (can)pantry2.4 can$4.80
- Yellow onionproduce2 onion$2.00
- Bell pepperproduce2.4 pepper$3.60
- Garlicproduce16 cloves$1.60
- Chili powderspices8 tbsp$1.60
- Cuminspices8 tsp$0.40
- Cornbread mixpantry2 cup$1.00
- Shredded cheddardairy1.6 cup$8.00
- Sour creamdairy16 tbsp$4.80
Instructions
- 1
Brown beef in a large pot. Add diced onion, pepper, garlic; cook 5 min.
- 2
Stir in chili powder, cumin, salt; toast 1 min.
- 3
Add tomatoes and drained beans. Simmer covered 30 min.
- 4
Bake cornbread per package directions while chili simmers.
- 5
Serve in bowls topped with cheese and sour cream, cornbread on the side.
Prep Timeline
T-50Brown beef, sauté veg
T-40Add beans/tomatoes, simmer
T-25Cornbread in oven
T-5Set out toppings
Firehouse Notes
- Chili holds on low for hours — actually gets better.
- Double the cornbread; it disappears first.
Estimated total
$47.00
$5.87 per person