Chickpea Chili

Name: Chickpea Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Cuisine: American, TexMex
Ingredients: 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 lb. lean ground beef; 1 cup diced onion; 1 cup diced red bell pepper; 1 cup diced mushrooms; 3 tbsps minced garlic; 1-2 tsps finely chopped jalapeño or chili pepper; 28 oz (796ml) can diced tomatoes; 3 tbsps tomato paste; 3 tbsps chili powder; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1 cup broth (any flavour, beef is best); 19 oz (540ml) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1 step

Prep:15minCook:1h 10min

Stick-to-your-ribs classic comfort food using chickpeas instead of kidney beans in this thick and spicy cold weather favourite.

Updated at: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 03:25:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories450.9 kcal (23%)

Total Fat19.3 g (28%)

Carbs39.4 g (15%)

Sugars15 g (17%)

Protein33.5 g (67%)

Sodium932.9 mg (47%)

Fiber9.7 g (35%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 Tbspvegetable oil

1 lblean ground beef

1 cuponion

diced

1 cupred bell pepper

diced

1 cupmushrooms

diced

3 tbspsminced garlic

1 tspsjalapeño

finely chopped, or chili pepper

796mlcan diced tomatoes

3 tbspstomato paste

3 tbspschili powder

¼ tspblack pepper

1 cupbroth

any flavour, beef is best

540mlcan chickpeas

drained and rinsed

Instructions

Step 1

In a large skillet heat vegetable oil to medium. Add beef and diced onions and cook until beef is no longer pink. Then add red bell pepper, garlic, jalapeño and mushrooms. Cook 3-5 minutes then add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 1 hour.

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