This copycat recipe for Texas Roadhouse Chili will quickly become a new family favorite! This hearty no-bean chili has the same taste of Texas Roadhouse and is very simple and easy to make!
What You Will ❤️ About Texas Roadhouse Chili
- Quick & Easy – This easy chili goes together in just about 30 minutes!
- Hearty Dinner – You really don’t need anything other than this chili for dinner! It’s a meal in a bowl.
- Copycat – Really great to find a dish that is so close to the restaurant dish!
Texas Roadhouse Chili Ingredients
This Texas Roadhouse Chili Recipe has simple ingredients and lots of delicious chili seasonings! Here’s what you’ll need:
- Ground Chuck (80/20 ground beef)
- Garlic – minced garlic – you can use jarred or fresh
- Onion – diced yellow onion is best
- Jalapenos – I used 1 jalapeno and removed the seeds
- Spices: Chili Powder, Cumin & Smoked Paprika
- Seasonings: Brown Sugar, Salt & Black Pepper
- Crushed Tomatoes & Diced Tomatoes – TR chili has a tomato sauce base but also has pieces of tomato so you need both!
- Vinegar
- Corn Starch – mixing a bit of corn starch & water (or beef broth) will thicken the chili but you could also add a little tomato paste
- Toppings: Cheddar Cheese, Onion, Crackers, Sour Cream, Avocado, Green Onions, Tortilla Chips
Recipe Variations
Chili can mean different things to different people – just ask Texas and Cincinnati! This Texas Roadhouse Copycat Chili Recipe is as close as you’ll get to the restaurant dish in your home – but you can take some liberties based on your family’s tastes!
- Beans – a Texas chili recipe does NOT have beans! But if you like them – add them – red kidney beans are the most common but you could also use pinto beans.
- Spicier – I went with a fairly mild flavor using regular chili powder but you can add stronger chili powders, hotter peppers or red pepper flakes.
- Instant Pot or Slow Cooker – you could easily modify the cooking and make in either the IP or the crock pot.
- Protein – Feel free to swap the meat for a lean ground beef, ground turkey or beef stew meat.
- Juicier – this is a fairly thick chili – if you want to loosen it up – add a little beef broth
How to make Copycat Texas Roadhouse Chili Recipe
This is such an easy recipe – and it’s all in one pot! Let’s get started:
- Pour olive oil into a dutch oven or large pot on medium high heat.
- Add ground chuck, onion, jalapeños and garlic into the pot and brown until pink is nearly gone – about 5-7 minutes. Drain any excess oil from the pan.
- Lower temp and add chili powder, cumin, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, brown sugar, vinegar and tomatoes. Mix well and crush tomatoes and meat to a fine texture. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- In a small mason jar, whisk corn starch into 1/4 cup water. Pour corn starch mixture into the pot and stir. Cook for 10 more minutes so the chili will thicken.
- Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, diced red onion, avocado slices and crackers.
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Texas Roadhouse Chili
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground chuck
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons garlic minced
- 1 cup yellow onion diced
- 2 jalapeños finely diced
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 teaspoon brown sugar
- 20 oz crushed tomatoes
- 14.5 oz diced tomatoes
- 2 teaspoon vinegar
- 2 tablespoons corn starch
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 cup red onions diced
Instructions
- Pour olive oil into a dutch oven or large pot on medium high heat.1 tablespoon olive oil
- Add ground chuck, onion, jalapeños and garlic into the pot and brown until pink is nearly gone – about 5-7 minutes. Drain any excess oil from the pan.2 pounds ground chuck, 2 tablespoons garlic, 1 cup yellow onion, 2 jalapeños
- Lower temp and add chili powder, cumin, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, brown sugar, vinegar and tomatoes. Mix well and crush tomatoes and meat to a fine texture. Simmer for 10 minutes.1 tbsp chili powder, 2 tsp ground cumin, 1 tbsp smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, 2 teaspoon brown sugar, 20 oz crushed tomatoes, 14.5 oz diced tomatoes, 2 teaspoon vinegar
- In a small mason jar, whisk corn starch into 1/4 cup water. Pour corn starch mixture into the pot and stir. Cook for 10 more minutes so the chili will thicken.2 tablespoons corn starch
- Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, diced red onion, avocado slices and crackers.1/2 cup cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup red onions
Rhonda R says
Super quick, and easy! I did add kidney beans and it did not disappoint! So good!