Kevin Malone's Famous Chili
with Hot Sauce Crema & Monterey Jack Cheese
- Milk
Whether you’re feeding a crowd or sitting down to “second dinner,” this chili makes sure that “everybody gets to get to know each other in the pot!” We kick things off with dicing onion and mincing garlic. No time to toast whole ancho chilis or dice fresh tomatoes? No problem! We speed things along with a blend of warming spices and crushed tomatoes. Hearty beef and black beans bring the comfort, while a spicy crema, Monterey Jack, and a sprinkle of crisp onion pile on the flavor. It may not be a recipe passed down through HelloFresh for generations, but when it comes to chili, it’s probably the thing we do best. © Universal Television LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Ingredients
1 unit
Onion
2 clove
Garlic
10 ounce
Ground Beef
1 tablespoon
Mexican Spice Blend
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
1 unit
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Crushed Tomatoes
1 unit
Black Beans
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Ancho Chili Powder
Not included in your delivery
Cooking Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and dice onion; finely chop enough diced onion until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Peel and mince or grate garlic.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add diced onion and chili powder; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 5-7 minutes. • Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds.
• Add beef, Mexican Spice Blend, Southwest Spice Blend, salt, and pepper to pot with onion and garlic. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
• Stir tomato paste into pot with beef mixture. Cook, stirring, until dark red and combined, 1-2 minutes. • Add crushed tomatoes, beans and their liquid, stock concentrate, 1⁄4 cup water, salt, and pepper; stir to combine. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until thickened, 8-10 minutes. • Turn off heat. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine sour cream with hot sauce to taste; season with salt and pepper. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.
• Divide chili between bowls. Top with Monterey Jack, hot sauce crema, and as much finely chopped onion as you like.
Ground Meat is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the smoky taste, while some found it too strong; adjust seasoning to preference for a richer flavor 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make in one pot, with simple ingredients and straightforward instructions.
- Suggestions: Consider adding extra beans, hot peppers, or a touch of sugar to enhance the flavor profile.
- Leftovers: Several noted it tasted even better the next day, making great leftovers.
- Toppings: Some wanted more cheese or sour cream sauce; try serving with cornbread or rice for a heartier meal.
Reviews from our home cooks
I thought it was the best chili that I have ever had. It was heavily spiced, but not with hot spices. Delicious! Husband didn't like it because it had spices in it. I can't win.
Tastes ok but a little bit flat. What more could be added to the recipe since it already has 3 different spices but it's just a little bit tasteless. I'm sorry. I wanted to like it, cuz I love good chili.
The recipe was a little confusing. The first step led me to believe I only needed to chop 2 tbsp of onion for the chili, but when I got to the last step, I realized that was meant to set aside for topping. I wish I'd known to chop the whole onion for the chili!
Great recipe! I added a can of pinto beans to make it go further (my hubs is a big eater). I also made corn muffins to go with. Fast and easy meal!
Lots of ingredients but one pot prep and cooking makes this meal relatively easy. Spice combination is perfect and this chilli can hold its own w some of the finest "Texas" chilli! We would definitely do this meal again.
This was very good. Best chili from Hello Fresh. Simple and easy to prepare. We had it over rice.
It was a different taste than my normal chili that I cook but was still good it served enough for 4 servings instead of 2
Excellent! Feels nice to make chili without a McCormick spice packet. But you totally lost an opportunity for an upsell... I got hot dogs and buns at Stop & Shop. Just saying.
This was a lot of fun! First time using beans in chili. Seemed more like a soup, instead of chili. I served it with rice and cornbread. I loved that y'all did an Office series.
This one was good, but felt a TINY bit bland on flavor. Smelled good and tasted good, but would've like more spice to taste. I'm not even a fan of onions but they were great in this.
