Meat, beans….CHILI! That is what fathers are made of.
So this Father’s Day, regardless of the weather, I will be making chili. And lots of it.
Thinking back to all of the time in the kitchen with my father, I remember him giving me some very good lessons in food. Here are some words of wisdom from my dad:
- Always add a lot of onions when cooking with meat. The onions will bring out the meat flavor, and that way you can add less meat, making your dish less expensive.
- Cut the potato skins away from you. That way you won’t get cut as often. (he needed to repeat that one a couple of times)
- EVERYTHING is better with butter.
And while I have used none of his words of wisdom on this dish, they have definitely come in handy in my day to day cooking experience.
The last one especially. Have you ever cooked mushrooms in butter and garlic? Pure HEAVEN right there. On Saturday mornings if we wanted a treat, my dad would cook some of that up and we would head to the store for some fresh baked focaccia bread. Then we would make some hash browns and maybe some bacon. It was the breakfast for champions.
But one of my favorite meals that he made was his chili. I would request it constantly.
My parents each had their specialty. My mom’s was her lasagna. Side note: to this day, I have not made lasagna. What is up with that?? My aunt’s was her spaghetti. It had 3 different types of ketchup and loaded with cut up sausages. Yum, right? And my dad’s was chili. You can tell that we were not vegetarian in our family.
And while this is nowhere near as good as my dad’s chili (which I will force out of him one day), it will have to do until I go back to Vancouver in a month and request it. Every. Night.
Love you dad!! ♥
And happy Father’s Day to all of the other dads out there. You deserve a day to recognize all that you have done.
5 Ingredient Corn and Black Bean Chili
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes with herbs and spices
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 1/2 cups cooked black beans
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 Tbsp Tabasco sauce (optional)
Instructions
- In a large saucepan, cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink. Drain.
- Add the remaining ingredients, and simmer on low for 1 to 1.5 hours.
I seriously adore chili!
A great chilli! And I am totally with about the onions!
I love eating chili, no matter what time of year it is. I love the corn that you have in this recipe.
Your dad sounds smart! Good tips and great chili. The corn is a nice add!
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Now you have me craving mushrooms! I have never loved kidney beans so always add black beans to my chili—and now will add some corn, too. Terrific idea!
I was going to make chili this weekend but never made it to the market to buy the beef (of course they're closed Sunday) so, maybe, next week. Yours look lovely though I always use red kidney beans in mine.
This chili looks awesome! Love it! Great recipe and tips!
Love your dad's tips! I am sure he would adore this chili!
I love chilli! It's the best – definitely one of my all time favourite meals to eat. I love the sound of this recipe, the addition of corn and black beans sounds perfect!
What a fun father's day meal! Definitely comfort food and I love the protein boost of the black beans 🙂
Aww that is so nice you posted up advice given to you by your dad, and yes – chilli! 😀 It looks delicious Cathleen 🙂 xx
Great looking chili! sounds like your dad has some pretty great advice for the kitchen………
Great looking chili! sounds like your dad has some pretty great advice for the kitchen………
Lovely looking bean chili.Loving all the awesome flavors here! YUM! Hope you are having a lovely time! 🙂
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Looks yum and delicious!!
Wait…Dads are made of meat, beans and chili? Awesome! Haha! I'm totally digging this chili here…the black beans and corn take it to a whole new level. Also, your Dad had some solid kitchen advice (especially the part about the butter…haha!).