Recipe

The Best Keto Chili With Bacon

Rich, smoky keto chili loaded with bacon, ground beef, and bold spices for the ultimate low-carb comfort bowl.

The Best Keto Chili With Bacon

Total time

40 min

Servings

8

Net carbs

5g

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Ingredients

What you need

Adjust servings

8 servings
8
  • 4-5 bacon strips
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 red or green bell pepper, chopped
  • ⅓ cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 ½ cups beef bone broth
  • 1 cup chopped fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 4 oz chopped green chilis (canned or roasted)
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper (more or less for spice)
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons brown sweetener (or any sweetener, optional)
  • 1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce (optional)

Instructions

How to cook it

Prep timer

40:00

Cooking cue

Cook beef to your preferred doneness and let steaks or larger cuts rest before serving.

  1. Set a large skillet or saute pan over medium to medium-high heat and keep the ingredients close so the cooking stays fast and even.
  2. 1. Cook the bacon in a Dutch oven or pressure cooker until crisp, then chop and set aside, reserving 2 tablespoons of the rendered fat in the pan.
  3. 2. Add the ground beef, chopped onions, bell pepper, and minced garlic to the bacon fat and sauté over medium-high heat for 4–5 minutes until the beef is browned and the vegetables begin to soften.
  4. 3. Pour in the beef bone broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Stir in the green chilis, fire-roasted tomatoes, chopped bacon, and tomato paste, whisking to distribute the paste evenly.
  5. 4. Add the chili powder, cumin, onion powder, cayenne pepper, oregano, smoked paprika, salt, pepper, bay leaf, and optional brown sweetener and Worcestershire sauce, stirring well to combine.
  6. 5. Simmer on low for at least 30 minutes on the stove, or seal the pressure cooker lid and cook on the Chili/Beans or Low setting for 20 minutes, then release pressure manually or naturally.
  7. Cook beef to your preferred doneness and let steaks or larger cuts rest before serving.
  8. 6. Remove the bay leaf and serve hot with your favorite toppings.
  9. Taste and adjust the seasoning at the end, then serve while everything is hot or freshly chilled.

Source & attribution

Explorer Momma · IMPORTED

https://diet.driv.space/recipes/the-best-keto-chili-with-baconExplorer Momma reference: https://explorermomma.com/the-best-keto-chili-with-bacon/

Rated 4.9/5 from 11 ratings on Explorer Momma. Method rewritten in-house; see source for the publisher's original.