Knock Your Socks Off Chipolte Chili Soup

Total Time: 53 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 23 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can crushed tomatoes in puree
• 6 cups beef stock
• 3 tablespoons minced chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• cilantro cream (optional)
• corn tortilla chips

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, heat oil over medium heat.
• 2 add in ground beef; saute, breaking up with the back of a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
• 3 drain any excess fat.
• 4 add garlic and onions; cook until softened, about 6 minutes.
• 5 add chili powder, salt, and pepper; saute for 2 minutes.
• 6 add tomatoes, stock, and chipotle chiles; bring to a boil.
• 7 decrease heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1hour.
• 8 add beans and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 9 taste and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper, if needed.
• 10 ladle into heated bowls and top each with a dollop of cilantro cream; stick a few chips into the cream.
• 11 or just serve with chips on the side.