Can I make this recipe ahead of time?

Yes, most components of this recipe can be prepared ahead. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat gently before serving for best results.

How should I store leftovers?

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days. For longer storage, freeze in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.

Can I substitute ingredients in this recipe?

Absolutely. This recipe is flexible and works well with substitutions. Swap proteins, vegetables, or seasonings based on your dietary needs or what you have on hand.

Spicy Pineapple Chili

Name: Spicy Pineapple Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 75 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pound bacon (cut into thin strips); 2 medium onions (diced); 2 bell peppers (diced); 2 jalapeños (diced (seeds optional)); 4 cloves fresh garlic (minced); 2 pounds (grass fed ground beef); 1/4 cup chili powder; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; red pepper flakes (optional); sea salt to taste; black pepper to taste; 1 20-ounce can of diced pineapple; 1 15-ounce can of tomato sauce; 1 14-ounce can of fire roasted diced tomatoes

This is a super simple and amazing Spicy Pineapple Chili. We know we made this in the middle of the summer, so just to make it feel like amazing, soul-warming comfort food. Either way, the chili was amazing so on that note, you should probably start making your grocery list for this one right now. Why not add some habanero pepper to that list, for those that like it extra spicy?

It’s no surprise that we’re huge kitchen NERDS. We get so excited over kitchen gadgets and love them all haha. Remember that POST last week, we got an amazing Spiral Slicer and have not stopped using that thing since. Plus it made those amazing Lemon Cucumber Noodles. Oh yea, but back on point. For this chili, we used our Le Creuset 7 Quart Dutch Oven which has been a regular staple. It literally never gets put away because we are always using it to make huge batches of food and freeze them. Plus Le Creuset colors are just sexy, see:

Ok, so we’re sure you are all bored of us typing already, but there is a point to this whole charade, and that is we are just straight-up, little kid excited. Today we received a GIBOSTICbox waiting for us and had an inclination as to what it was. Sure enough, it was our new brand new, stainless steel, super sleek and sexy Sous Vide Supreme. We have wanted one of these since one of our Paleo idols (who we now call a wonderful friend Nom Nom Paleo) started posting all of her amazing recipes with it.

We can’t wait to start using it. But don’t expect anything original right away. We are going to copy Nom Nom’s posts until we figure this thing out. But yes that was the huge news: all that reading and all you got was us having a new toy. Hope you’re excited for us. We know you’re dying for the recipe now, but if you haven’t figured out that you can just scroll down and ignore our banter, we are both sorry and grateful. Sorry because you have to “listen” to us, but grateful because you love Civilized Caveman enough to read this. And let’s be honest, we wouldn’t be anything without all you awesome people. End of story.

Civilized Caveman

Spicy Pineapple Chili

4.96 from 44 votes

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings: 8

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

1 pound bacon cut into thin strips
2 medium onions diced
2 bell peppers diced
2 jalapeños diced (seeds optional)
4 cloves fresh garlic minced
2 pounds grass fed ground beef
1/4 cup chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
red pepper flakes optional
sea salt to taste
black pepper to taste
1 20-ounce can of diced pineapple
1 15-ounce can of tomato sauce
1 14-ounce can of fire roasted diced tomatoes

Method

Preheat a large Stock Pot or Dutch Oven over medium heat (You can do this in the Crock Pot as well, see notes below)
Brown your thin strips of bacon in your pan
Add in your onions, peppers, jalapeños, and garlic and continue to cook, stirring often for 5 minutes or until your onions become translucent
Now add in your Grass fed Ground Beef, chili powder, and cumin and stir until your ground beef is cooked through
Add in all your remaining ingredients, stir well, and increase heat until your chili comes to a boil
Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 45 Minutes

Notes

For the crockpot: 1. Brown your bacon in a saute pan and then place in your crockpot 2. Saute your ground beef in the bacon fat until cooked through and then add to your crockpot with all the remaining ingredients 3. Cook on low for 4-6 hours and Enjoy