Homemade Chili
Recipe from Budget Bytes · original post · full recipe on budgetbytes.com
Ground beef, two kinds of beans and a homemade spice blend simmered into a classic comfort-food chili that gets better as leftovers.
Serves 6 50 minKid-friendly
Dairy freeBeefLegumes
Ingredients
- olive oil30 ml
- yellow onion — diced1 ea
- garlic cloves — minced2 ea
- ground beef450 g
- canned kidney beans — drained and rinsed440 g
- canned black beans — drained and rinsed430 g
- canned diced tomatoes410 g
- tomato paste170 g
- chili powder3 tsp
- ground cumin — 1 tsp2.5 g
- cayenne pepper0.25 tsp
- garlic powder0.25 tsp
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Vegetarian
- 450 g Plant-based mince instead of ground beef
Brown the plant-based mince for only 3 to 4 minutes before adding the beans; the 30-minute simmer stays the same.
Vegan
- 450 g Plant-based mince instead of ground beef
Brown the plant-based mince for only 3 to 4 minutes before adding the beans; the 30-minute simmer stays the same.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
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What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Missing items
These totals leave part of the list out, so a lower one isn't a cheaper shop.
Sainsbury'sBest choice· £6.81 of food
£17.83
62% spare
No price at Sainsbury's for:
- ground beef
- onion powder
Morrisons· £12.99 of food · £6.18 more
£21.27
39% spare
No price at Morrisons for:
- cayenne pepper
- onion powder
Tesco· £6.96 of food
£13.97
50% spare
No price at Tesco for:
- garlic cloves
- ground beef
- onion powder
- salt
Aldi UK· £6.47 of food
£12.75
49% spare
No price at Aldi UK for:
- garlic cloves
- ground beef
- ground cumin
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- brown sugar
Asda· £1.91 of food
£7.31
74% spare
No price at Asda for:
- garlic cloves
- ground beef
- canned kidney beans
- canned black beans
- chili powder
- ground cumin
- cayenne pepper
- garlic powder
- onion powder
£2.12a serve
from £2.12 a serve at Sainsbury's · 14 of 16 ingredients priced
About £12.73 of ingredients used for 6 serves.
£23.02 across 5 shops · 15 of 16 items priced · £5.17 more for bigger packs, 58% spare for later
Sainsbury'sBest choice£6.81
missing 2 items
you'll pay £17.83 · 62% of it spare
Morrisons£12.99
missing 2 items · £6.18 more
you'll pay £21.27 · 39% of it spare
Tesco£6.96
missing 4 items
you'll pay £13.97 · 50% of it spare
Aldi UK£6.47
missing 6 items
you'll pay £12.75 · 49% of it spare
Asda£1.91
missing 9 items
you'll pay £7.31 · 74% of it spare
Buy at Sainsbury's£7.34
canned black beans
£1.13/kg
need 430 g2 × Sainsbury's Black Beans in Water ( *) 400 g£0.45closest match
Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Aldi UK£1.13/kg£0.45·Tesco£4.20/kg£2.10·Morrisons£2.40·AsdaN/A·
OcadoN/A
tomato paste
£1.57/kg
need 170 gCirio Standard 1.6 kg£2.50closest match
Sainsbury's£1.57/kg£2.50·Aldi UK£0.59·Tesco£2.95/kg£0.59·Morrisons£0.59·Asda£3.50/kg£0.70·OcadoN/A
chili powder
£4.50/kg
need 3 tspRajah 1kg Ground Spices Chilli Powder£4.50closest match
Sainsbury's£4.50/kg£4.50·Aldi UK£0.79·Morrisons£1.25·Tesco£6.88/kg£2.75·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
ground cumin
£22.09/kg
need 2.5 gSainsbury's Standard 43 g£0.95closest matchreal special
Sainsbury's£22.09/kg£0.95·Tesco£23.26/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.09·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
garlic powder
£4.88/kg
need 0.25 tspNatco Garlic Powder 400g£1.95closest match
Sainsbury's£4.88/kg£1.95·Tesco£10.00/kg£1.00·Morrisons£1.00·Aldi UKN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
brown sugar
£4.10/kg
need 6 gSainsbury's Fairtrade Dark Soft Brown Sugar 500 g£2.05closest match
Sainsbury's£4.10/kg£2.05·Asda£3.00/kg£1.50·Tesco£4.00/kg£2.00·Morrisons£2.15·Aldi UKN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Morrisons£7.60
yellow onion
£0.95
need 1 itemMorrisons 3 perpack 3 itemsclosest match
Morrisons£0.95·Aldi UK£0.95·Sainsbury's£0.32/ea£0.95·Asda£0.32/ea£0.95·Tesco£0.33/ea£1.00·OcadoN/A
garlic cloves
£0.87
need 2 itemsMorrisons Garlic Bulbs 4 Pack 4 per packclosest match
Morrisons£0.87·Sainsbury's£0.95/ea£0.95·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
ground beef
£5.60
need 450 gMorrisons Minced Beef 10% Fat 500 g
Morrisons£5.60·Aldi UKN/A·TescoN/A·Sainsbury'sN/A·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
black pepper
£2.70
need 0.5 tspIndus Black Pepper Ground 300gclosest match
Morrisons£2.70·Sainsbury's£15.82/kg£0.87·Aldi UK£1.59·Asda£10.00/kg£3.00·Tesco£16.00/kg£4.80·OcadoN/A
Buy at Aldi UK£6.58
olive oil
£5.30/L
need 30 mlSolesta Olive Oil 1 L£5.29closest match
Aldi UK£5.30/L£5.29·Asda£10.92/L£2.73·Sainsbury's£12.00/L£3.00·Morrisons£3.00·Tesco£12.40/L£3.10·OcadoN/A
canned diced tomatoes
£0.43
need 410 gEveryday Essentials Chopped Tomatoes in Tomato Juice 0.4kgclosest match 1 pack assumed, quantity unknown (size unknown)
Aldi UK£0.43·Asda£1.08/kg£0.43·Sainsbury's£1.13/kg£0.45·Morrisons£0.45·Tesco£1.18/kg£0.47·OcadoN/A
cayenne pepper
£18.00/kg
need 0.25 tspReady, Set…cook! Cayenne Pepper 36g£0.65closest match
Aldi UK£18.00/kg£0.65·Sainsbury's£22.62/kg£0.95·Tesco£20.83/kg£1.00·AsdaN/A·MorrisonsN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Tesco£0.70
canned kidney beans
£0.35
need 440 g2 × Grower's Harvest Red Kidney Beans In Water 400 gclosest match
Tesco£0.35·Aldi UK£1.37/kg£0.35·Morrisons£0.37·Sainsbury's£1.62/kg£0.39·AsdaN/A·OcadoN/A
Buy at Asda£0.80
salt
£4.00/kg
need 6 gCOOK By ASDA Cook Sea Salt 200 g£0.80closest match
Asda£4.00/kg£0.80·Aldi UK£0.65·Morrisons£1.00·Tesco£200.00/kg£1.00·Sainsbury's£28.57/kg£2.00·OcadoN/A
Not priced
- onion powder · 0.5 tsp