Stew Meat Chili
This Stew Meat Chili is a bowl full of comfort and is easy to prepare. This chili can be prepared in two ways: on the stovetop or in a slow cooker.
I prefer the slow cooker in that it allows me to walk away and let it simmer while I run the boys to an activity or outside to help with chores.
Stew Meat vs. Ground Beef
Truly, either works really well with the base of the chili. However, stew meat tends to make the chili heartier. The base of this chili consists of beans, tomatoes, roasted green chilies, and red chili powder.
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What is Stew Meat?
Stew meat is basically trim from the chuck and round. When a butcher cuts chuck or round roast from those areas of the beef, some trim will be left over. Some pieces that don’t quite make a full-size roast. So they will dice it into smaller pieces and package it as stew meat. Due to the stew meat coming from the chuck and round, it requires a little longer slow-cooking time, which makes it perfect for stew meat chili that simmers on the stovetop in a Dutch Oven or in the slow cooker.
Ingredients and Substitutions
Stew Meat – For our family, I always double the recipe, or at least the meat. We are all big beef eaters.
Pinto Beans – I like to make my pintos in the slow cooker, then add the chili to the beans so they can all simmer together. Here is how I make our pinto beans.
Green Chili – I prefer to use a can of diced tomatoes and add roasted green chili to the chili. However, a can of Rotel would be a good substitute for the roasted green chili.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Season the stew meat with the chili powder, garlic, oregano, and cumin.
Give your Dutch oven a quick drizzle of olive oil and sear the stew meat.
Once the stew meat is seared, add the can of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.
Next, add in your roasted green chili.
The stew meat needs to simmer on a low heat for at least one hour before serving. Here, you have two options.
Option 1 – Add your stew meat and tomato chili base to the pinto beans in the slow cooker and allow them to continue simmering.
Option 2 – add your pinto beans to the Dutch oven on your stove top and let it simmer on low for an hour.
Option 1 is usually my go-to because I don’t have to worry about it simmering too hard and drying out. I can leave the house if needed, and dinner will be ready when I return. My favorite kind of meals!
Stew Meat Chili
Equipment
- slow cooker
- Ducth Oven
Ingredients
- 1 lb stew meat
- 2 tbsp red chili powder
- 2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 14 oz diced tomatos
- 1 8 oz tomato sauce
- 1 cup pinto beans
- 1/4 cup roasted green chili chopped
Instructions
- Season the stew meat with the chili powder, garlic, oregano, and cumin.
- Give your dutch oven a quick drizzle of olive oil and sear the stew meat.
- Once the stew meat is seared, add the can of tomato sauce and diced tomatoes.
- Next, add in your roasted green chili.
- The stew meat needs to simmer on a low heat for at least one hour before serving. Here, you have two options. Option 1 – Add the stew meat and tomato chili base to the pinto beans in the slow cooker and allow them to contiune to simmer. Option 2 – Add the pinto beans to the dutch oven on the stove stovetop and let it simmer on low for at least an hour.
- Option 1 is usually my go-to because I don’t have to worry about it simmering too hard and drying out. I can leave the house if needed, and dinner will be ready when I return. My favorite kind of meals!
