cheesy black bean and corn chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 4 green onions, chopped (optional)
• 3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn, undrained
• 2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning mix (such as french's chili-o original seasoning mix®)
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 cup water
• 1 (1 pound) package processed cheese food (such as velveeta®), cubed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• place ground beef into a large skillet and cook, stirring often, until the beef is browned and crumbled, about 10 minutes. stir in green onions after 5 minutes. drain excess grease.
• place ground beef mixture into a large soup pot over medium heat.
• stir in black beans, corn and its liquid, chili seasoning mix, crushed tomatoes, and water; stir to combine. if chili seems too thick, mix in a little more water.
• cover the chili and cook 1 hour; add processed cheese cubes, allow to melt, and stir into the chili until smooth just before serving.