The Office Chili

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By Ann Maloney

“This is it folks. My ain idiosyncratic go-to chili recipe,” histrion Brian Baumgartner, who played chili adept and accountant Kevin Malone connected NBC’s “The Office,” writes successful his “Seriously Good Chili Cookbook.” Baumgartner captured hearts successful Season 5 erstwhile his quality makes and magnificently spills a large batch of chili, but dissimilar that character, Baumgartner did not person a look handed down for generations. Instead, helium created his ain look aft overmuch investigating and adjusting. He relies connected Bush’s mild chili condiment beans for a spirit boost, but you tin usage your favourite beans. His topping suggestions are: shredded cheese, sour cream, pickled jalapeños, avocado mash and crumbled tortilla chips. We liked it with chopped reddish onion, too.

Adapted from “Seriously Good Chili Cookbook” by Brian Baumgartner (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2022).

Ingredients

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Servings: 8-10 (makes astir 14 cups)

1 tablespoonful grapeseed oil, canola oregon different neutral oil
1 mean yellowish bulb (8 ounces), chopped
1 ample greenish doorbell capsicum (7 ounces), seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 pounds thin crushed turkey oregon crushed beef (90 percent thin oregon higher)
One (6-ounce) tin no-salt-added herb paste
One (24-ounce) tin no-salt-added diced tomatoes
One (16-ounce) tin no-salt-added herb sauce
1/2 cupful water, positive much arsenic needed (optional)
4 teaspoons chili powder
4 teaspoons dried oregano
2 teaspoons ancho chile powder
2 teaspoons good salt, positive much arsenic needed
1 spoon granulated sugar
1/2 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper, positive much arsenic needed
One (16-ounce) tin Bush’s Pinto Beans successful Mild Chili Sauce, undrained
One (16-ounce) tin Bush’s Kidney Beans successful Mild Chili Sauce, undrained
Shredded cheddar cheese, avocado chunks, chopped reddish bulb and/or pickled jalapeños and sour cream, for serving (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving, based connected 10 (1 1/3 cups)

Calories
331
Fat
10 g
Saturated Fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
37 g
Sodium
699 mg
Cholesterol
67 mg
Protein
25 g
Fiber
8 g
Sugar
13 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from “Seriously Good Chili Cookbook” by Brian Baumgartner (Fox Chapel Publishing, 2022).

Tested by Ann Maloney.

Published September 26, 2022

Updated March 17, 2026