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Texas Style Chili

Dec 6, 2018 · 6 Comments

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It was 10 degrees this morning when I left the house. Fahrenheit. Another way to describe that is REALLY. FRICKEN. COLD. It's days like this that make me crave a heartier meal like this smoked chili recipe.

I love the flavors that come out in this smoked chili, and I love how easy it is to make.

Have you ever made texas style chili? It's easy to make, and the smoked chuck roast really adds to the flavor of this recipe. #smokedchuckroast #smokedmeats #smokedchili #chilirecipe Dutch Oven Cast Iron Skillet

How to Make Smoked Chili

There are a lot of different cuts of meat that you can use for this smoked chili recipe, but the easiest, and probably the cheapest, is chuck roast.

Texas Style Chili

I'm making this smoked chili "Texas Style". I'm sure you're wondering, what is Texas style, so I"ll tell ya. Smoked Texas Style Chili is made without beans. The meat is the star of the show, and it's accompanied by the flavors of a few different peppers, and tomatoes.

I'm using a two and a half pound chuck roast for this smoked chili recipe, but if the one you grab is a little larger or smaller, that's just fine!

Prepping the Chuck Roast

Before we get started on the smoked chili recipe, we need to smoke the chuck roast a bit. Rub the chuck roast with some olive oil, and then apply equal parts Traeger Prime Rib Rub and Traeger Beef Rub to the meat. These two rubs compliment each other nicely and will work great in the chili when the meat is done cooking.

Place the chuck roast in a large cast iron skillet, and then put in your smoker at 225 degrees.

Chuck Roastr taking on smoke for smoked chili recipe

After about three hours on the smoker, add 3 diced onions, 2 diced Anaheim peppers (or jalapeno's if you're ok with some heat), 2 diced bell peppers, 3 cloves of garlic, and some shallots to the skillet.

All those veggies will absorb up any of the fat that has rendered out of the chuck roast, and add some major flavor to them. After another hour or so on the smoker your chuck roast should be holding an internal temp of about 180 degrees.

When the internal temp hits 180, pull the cast iron skillet from the smoker, and turn up the heat to 300.

Prepping the Chili

Cube the chuck roast. Add that and all the veggies to a dutch oven. In addition, add two 15 ounce cans of diced tomatoes, one 6 ounce can of tomato paste, 1 tbsp of chili powder, 1 tbsp of Worcestershire, and a ½ cup of you're favorite beer. I used an IPA. Throw in a little bit of salt and pepper, and then put the dutch oven in the smoker uncovered for one to two hours.

We really want this chili to simmer to help the flavors of the spices and peppers mellow out. After an hour or two throw the lid on and continue to let the chili cook in your smoker for another three hours or so.

You'll want to stir the chili every 45 minutes to an hour.

By the way, this would be a great recipe for your next tailgate party!

smoked Texas style chili recipe

Can I Make This Chili in a Crock-Pot?

Absolutely! Just know that you're going to sacrifice some smokey flavor by doing so. Smoke your chuck roast, peppers, and onions like I outlined above, and then place them in your crock pot with the rest of the ingredients to finish the cook.

Serve the smoked chili with sour cream, shredded cheese, and cilantro (or parsley, depending on preference). We like to put chili on Fritos, so we did that too!

Thanks for checking this recipe out. If you make it, let me know what you thought in the comments! I'm always interested in hearing how other people make dishes like this, feel free to share your family secrets below 🙂

Smoked Chili Recipe
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Smoked Texas Style Chili

When the mercury drops, you need something hearty to warm up your bones! One of my favorite cold weather meals is this smoked Texas-style chili. 
Cuisine American
Keyword chuck roast, smoked chili, texas style
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 hours
Total Time 5 hours 10 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 351kcal
Author Nick

Ingredients

  • 2.5 lbs Chuck Roast
  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 30 ounces diced tomatoes 2 15 ounce cans
  • 2 Bell Peppers Diced
  • 1 tbsp Traeger Prime Rib Rub
  • 1 tbsp Traeger Beef Rub
  • 3 Onions Diced
  • 1 Anaheim Pepper Diced and seeds removed
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire
  • 6 ounces tomato paste 1 6 ounce can
  • ½ cup Beer IPA preferred
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • shallots diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced

Instructions

  • Rub the chuck roast with olive oil and then apply both of the rubs evenly
  • Place the chuck roast in a large cast iron skillet and in the smoker at 225 for 4 hours
  • In the last hour put your peppers, onion, garlic, and shallots in the skillet
  • Remove the skillet from the smoker and cube the chuck roast
  • Add all of the cooked and uncooked ingredients to a 6 qt dutch oven
  • Place the dutch oven in your smoker uncovered and set your temp to 300 degrees
  • Let the chili simmer for about 2 hours, stirring every hour or so
  • After two hours put the lid on, but continue to stir every hour. The chili is done after 5 hours in the dutch oven.

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Notes

This recipe uses the following items:
  • Dutch Oven
  • Cast Iron Skillet

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 351kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 238mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g

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  1. christie lee says

    October 20, 2019 at 10:28 am

    Looking forward to the next recipe!!!

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  2. David says

    October 21, 2019 at 10:37 pm

    Made this Chili with a few changes and it turned out really good, the whole family gave it thumbs up. I substituted the Jalapenos with two seeded Habaneros and 1 Serano. I also used 3/4 cup of a double chocolate stout for the beer. I added TBSP New Mexico chili pepper, 1 tsp red pepper flakes, 1.5 tsp each toasted then ground cumin seed and coriander seed. It had just the right amount of kick (even though it had a little bit more spice than my 9 year old liked... he kept going back for more because he liked the flavor) and the layers of flavor were excellent! Thanks for the recipe!! Gonna try it with Venison next.

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  3. Kris says

    January 25, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    I don't like my chili to taste like tomato soup with chili stuff. I love the meat in this though. I ended up adding in salt and cumin as well. The liquid itself was pretty bland for my tastes. We enjoyed making this as a family though. I'll try it again later and take out the tomato paste.

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  4. Craig says

    January 28, 2021 at 5:21 pm

    Just made this. Wow. Amazing flavor! Thanks very much for writing this down and sharing it! I couldn’t find the Anaheim pepper listed so I substituted for a poblano. This is going in the saved recipe file to be made again.

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  5. Aimee Tucker says

    January 31, 2021 at 8:19 am

    Just of clarify - 4 hours for the roast and another 2 hours (give or take) for the chili once all the ingredients are in? We're trying to decide when to start this recipe.

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  6. D.S. says

    February 10, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    The store was out of chuck roast. I had to get sirloin. Can you share how you would modify the recipe?

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