'The Office' Chili Recipe from Brian Baumgartner aka Kevin Malone

Name: 'The Office' Chili Recipe from Brian Baumgartner aka Kevin Malone
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American, TexMex
Ingredients: 1 large yellow onion, chopped or 1 cup chopped shallots; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, diced; 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil or cooking oil; 2 pounds lean ground turkey or lean ground beef, undrained; 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste; 1 (24-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (16-ounce) can tomato sauce; 1/2 cup water (optional); 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons salt; 4 teaspoons chili powder; 2 teaspoons ancho chile powder; 4 teaspoons oregano; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 (16-ounce) can pinto beans in mild chili sauce, undrained; 1 (16-ounce) can kidney beans in mild chili sauce, undrained; shredded cheddar cheese, to serve

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h

"This is it, folks. My own personal go-to chili recipe. Has it been passed down for generations? No. But it serves as my own best chili recipe that I cook all the time," says Brian Baumgartner.

Updated at: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 03:04:31 GMT