This is a super simple and amazing Spicy Pineapple Chili. I know I made this in the middle of the summer, so just to make it feel like amazing, soul-warming comfort food. I paid the extra money for my electric bill that day and tried to replicate the artic in my house with my air conditioning. Needless to say, it got really cold, and the chili really warmed me up, but it just wasn’t the same. But either way the Chili was amazing so on that note, you should probably start making your grocery list for this one right now. Oh, and real quick before I get to my regular life rants; this was a pain in the ass to photograph. When you’re done making it, please just throw it in a bowl and enjoy every minute of it because it tastes way better than spending an hour styling it and eating it cold haha.
- 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
- 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
And if you are still reading, thank you for sticking this out with me. I didn’t want to flood you with anymore knowledge up top but in case you haven’t been keeping up, I am on my second round of my friend Balanced Bites 21 Day Sugar Detox and couldn’t feel anymore amazing. If you would like to join me, it is never too late and you will thank yourself. If interested click on the picture below:
George,
This is the best chili I have ever had! Thanks so much for posting the recipe.
Your so welcome
Made this for the first time in the Crockpot today. Ah-may-zing!!! Probably my most favorite Paleo chili recipe ever!
Woohoo Mrs. Duh. I love this one as well
This recipe was amazing and helped our group win the schools chili cook-off! We added half a can of pinto beans and half a can of kidney beans and it was delicious!
Awesome
I made this last weekend and subbed the bell pepper for one shredded sweet potato and used spicy turkey sausage (uncased) instead of beef. I also left out the bacon because I forgot to get it at the store :|
HOLY COW. I couldn’t stop eating it. It fueled me for my workouts and was perfect after them as well! I was raving about it for days but wouldn’t share with anyone haha.
SO glad you made it work for you and you loved it
i made this but substituted pulled pork loin that i had made in the crockpot. holy delish!! great recipe :)
Woohoo, so glad you loved it Kelly
This is one of my favorite go-to recipes when I’m cooking for my non-paleo boyfriend. He and I absolutely love it. Your recipes are the best, George. Keep up the great work!
So glad you both love it
I made this chili! It’s awesome! Yay for BACON !!!!! :)
Woohoo
This is my all-time favorite chili recipe. I’ve made it a bunch of times.
Thank you Elissa, I am flattered
George, should you drain the bacon fat after you brown the strips before adding the onions/peppers, etc?
Nope keep it in there. I never drain it but you can if you want to just leave a little
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this recipe! This is also the recipe that convinced my husband he could go paleo too (it’s only been 1 week today, but he’s doing great!). I make this about 1x/week – we have it for dinner one night and then a couple days of lunches. I didn’t use the bacon (since I haven’t had any good bacon in stock for a while) and used 3 lbs grassfed ground beef instead. Also, I started using the chunked pineapple but the pieces were too big for me (still delicious, but felt like I was trying to chew a flaming piece of pineapple flavored charcoal :) they hold a lot of heat!) and we went to the ones labled “tidbits” or something like that. Perfection. Thank you for taking the time to make and post this recipe.
Awesome, and congrats to your husband. That is great news :) Keep up the awesome work and I will try this with ground beef.
Thank you very much for this recipe! My husband, myself and 2 little ones really love this and it tastes great on a cold Sunday in Illinois. All of our CrossFit friends love this too. Thank you for a wonderful free website. We really appreciate it! Happy Holidays and thanks for your service to our great country.
Liz thank you so much for taking the time to comment. I am so glad you all love it. I hope you love many more as I will keep posting them :)
When I am clueless about what to make for supper that will be healthy and delicious, this site is my go to page! This recipe is easy, awesome, and packed with flavor. My husband works on the oil rigs and gets really mad if I make it when he is gone. Thanks for the supper ideas and I can’t wait to try out more of your recipes!
Hi George, Happy early Thanksgiving!
I echo the other comments, this chili (and you) is amazing! Everything from your website and PDF cookbook has been exceptional not only in taste, but also in ease of creation. Thanks for the simplicity, which is great for those of us who are stuck working/commuting most hours of the days.
WRT the pineapple chili…I’ve now made it three times just in the last month and on the last two batches I added about a tablespoon of arrowroot powder, which helped thicken it up a tad and didn’t really affect the taste — though it does give the chili an oddish color.
Thanks George, for your service in the kitchen and for our country!
PS: That almond dressing for the broccoli is probably one of the best things I have ever eaten.
Thank you so much Nicole. I truly am humbled by your words and appreciate all the support
AMAZEBALLS!!!!!! I cannot tell you how much the Hubs and I enjoyed this! So so so good! I did it in the crockpot with FRESH pineapple. We will be having this again. Also, just wanted to let you know I have had one of your recipes every night for the last week. Could not be happier. You have made giving up my grains and dairy so much easier!!! Thank you! Xo
Thank you so much, so glad you guys enjoyed and I love you have made one every day. Thank you so much for the support.
ZOMG. My first paleo recipe and certainly not my last. So freaking amazing! Even the carb-loving boyfriend requested seconds and took leftovers for lunch. I’d say he approved as well. :)
That’s so awesome :) I hope you both enjoy many more
So efffing Amazing!
Thank you Faye
I’m late to the game on this chili, but holy wow! This is probably the BEST chili (hands down) that I have ever had. It’s fatty enough to be decadent, and I love the balance of acidity and sweetness. It’s a nice change of pace from the pumpkin-cocoa-tomato bases I’ve been using.
Thanks for putting this out there!
So glad you enjoyed. I out did myself on this one :)
This is a great recipe! I shared with a co-worker and she went bananas over it!
I blended grass-fed beef and bison….little avocado. Delish!
That sounds amazing. I am so glad you both liked it :)
Thanks for the amazing recipe! I made it for my chili contest and took first place! :) There were nine total entries and around 40-45 people voted. It is a keeper!
That is amazing :) hopefully you won Something ;)
I have this already to throw in the crock pot tomorrow–looks delicious. One question–do I drain the pineapple or not? Thanks!
I don’t Jessica but If you don’t want it as soupy then yes
OMG! Let me just tell you, I have 5 kids ages 2-11 and every single one of them not only devoured this but went back for seconds! Hands down best chili ever!!! Thank you so much! I’ve already told friends its a must have chili recipe! :-)
Oh that’s amazing. Hope your love many more :)
Loved it! Making it for the 3rd time in less than 2 weeks :)
Thats amazing, thank you so much Tammy
So, so good! I really loved this chili, and judging by the dancing that’s currently going on, the tiny human that I’m growing enjoyed it too. Thanks for sharing!
Woohoo thats awesome
Ooops….rating is
Good stuff! Made it last night and loved it! Thanks for creating :)
i literally just got done eating a bowl of this my lady made for us. instead of bacon, we doubled the beef, because i am not eating sugar at all through the week, and i don’t want to spend money on the bacon without any. now that i have finished that run on sentence…
this chili is killer. i’m really glad i found this website. thank you for it. also: thank you for your service to this nation that i love. seriously.
Thank you for all the awesome words and I am super stoked you love it. Hope you like many more recipes
My husband was skeptical at first because of the pineapple, but he had two servings! Even my 9-year old really liked the chili! Keep those good recipes coming!
Woohoo, I love that they loved it. I hope you guys make this and many more :)
I made this last night and couldn’t stop after one bowl. This is DELICIOUS! Sometimes too much beef is rough on my stomach so I used ground turkey and it was amazing. I am counting down the minutes until I get to eat some leftovers at lunch. Thanks for the great recipe!
You are so welcome Cyndi, I am so glad you made this work for you. Enjoy your lunch
My husband told me this is the best thing I have ever made! My 3 year old also loved it! I love the combination of flavors. Thanks for the recipe!
You are so welcome.
Found this recipe in Paleo magazine. Really good. Although next time I may drain some of the bacon grease, its just a little too oily on top :)
Awesome Mike. Sounds like a plan
When I told my daughter I was making this, she immediately responded, “where’s my invite?” WE LOVE THIS RECIPE!! (She actually had two bowls of it!) The combination of flavors is perfect…like a party in your mouth. Thanks so much for this recipe! I know this is going to be a winter favorite in my house. :)
You are so welcome. I love this recipe too so I am glad people share in my taste buds :)
Ooops, forgot to rate it!
Just started following you on here, Facebook and on Instagram and have already tried 3 incredible recipes including this one! Thanks so much!! We truly commend all of your efforts whether it be by sharing your recipes, or paying for strangers’ coffee :), or just giving away random stuff for free! Keep on….
Your friends from Philly
Eric and Robyn
Thank you so much for the support. Welcome to my page and hope you stick around
This was fantastic! Such a great combination of flavors! Thanks for the recipe.
Your welcome. Glad you enjoyed
My hubby cooked this one up in the crockpot and it is an instant favorite in our household! And the leftovers were good even though we ran short on pineapple. Your recipes rock and the photos are great. Thanks for all your hard work. You are an inspiration to me to spend more time “playing with my food” and experiment with recipes.
I’m so glad you loved it. Just made my night. Keep playing with your food
This was very good! The sweet/spicy flavors go well together. My non-paleo friends enjoyed it too :) AND I’ve got some “emergency” meals in the freezer from it. Thanks George!
Awesome, I am so glad you loved it and so did your non paleo friends :)
What an interesting chili! I have never heard of using pineapple in a chili before….what an awesome idea.
Are you going to try it? It may be interesting but it is DELICIOUS
If using the crockpot do you drain the pineapples or dump the entire can in?
In this case I would drain them since the chili will condensate quite a bit in the crock pot
Lucky you! I want a Sous Vide Supreme!! (also thanks to NomNom)
Gonna have to try this chili. Just thawed 2lbs of bison to make something freezer-friendly and this is gonna be it. Thank you! :)
Your so welcome Jen. If you like it please come back and comment and rate it :)
Done and done. It came out great. Thanks again!
This recipe is great! The thought of pineapple in chili was gross sounding but in actuality was super good!! Will be a favorite!
I am so glad you tried it anyways and liked it :)
Oh man, bacon and pineapple? In chili? You sir, are a genius.
Haha thanks Kate
Pineapple on the 21 DSD?
I am on day 10 of mine and feeling really good! I dragged my bf into it with me and he hates me because I took away his beer for 21 days. Boo hoo. Pineapple sounds really good…
PS. I think chili should be made year round!
No I didn’t eat this on my detox. It is frozen for when I get off :)
Oh ok, it’s not like I would have reported you to the detox police :D
I have had a few green tipped bananas, one of the limit foods, and haven’t experienced any intense sugar cravings at all. Some days I wonder if my body is actually being weaned off sugar because I expected to have a lot more cravings.
Love your site btw, definitely a lot of approachable recipes here I will be trying!
Haha I am the Paleo police most times haha. Thanks for all the compliments. I hve poured my heart and soul into my site. Hope you enjoy
Looks and sounds amazing! btw, beautiful job with the presentation and photography! (worth the pain in the ass)
Thank you Beth. It really does taste amazing
Ooh, thank you for posting Crock Pot instructions! I can’t wait to try this!
:)
You are so welcome. I hope you enjoy
This may be the first chili of the college football season! Looks delicious!
Oh that would be awesome Ashley, let me know how you like it
Wow!! Bacon? Pineapple? Chili? I’m sold :) That looks divine!
It is amazing
You have to try this! I was a little hesitant w/ the combo of pineapple and beef but it was so good! I don’t handle very spicy things so I substitued jalapenos with mild diced chili peppers and omitted onions. This would be so good for leftovers over spag squash or sweet potatoes. Love this site, I have made many recipes off of it. Thanks for the great food inspiration!
So awesome Leah, I am so glad you hear you tried it anyways and even happier to hear you enjoyed it :)