My friend's husband won her work-chili-cookoff contest the first time he ever tried making chili, so I decided to make MY first attempt at chili with his receipe! And it turned out FANTASTIC. So I am posting to share... because what better way to deal with Snowmagedon & the awful cold than to make a big ol' pot of chili to enjoy? (And then freeze... so we can enjoy later!)
I hope you enjoy :)
INGREDIENTS
2 pounds ground turkey or 97% lean ground beef
(let's keep it a LITTLE healthier, kids!)
1 onion, finely chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, minced (who doesn't LOVE garlic?)
3 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes - NOT drained.
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans - DRAINED
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans - DRAINED
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon hot sauce
1 onion, finely chopped
3-4 cloves garlic, minced (who doesn't LOVE garlic?)
3 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes - NOT drained.
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans - DRAINED
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans - DRAINED
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon hot sauce
(Any kind of hot sauce works! Plus, the more the better IMO...
....Okay, so I added lots more!)
DIRECTIONS
In a large stock pot lightly (or, you know - the world's biggest & deepest pan ever created - as purchased & used by ME in the inserted photos...) brown ground turkey/meat, and drain if needed. Set aside. Add the onion and garlic to pan and cook until onion is translucent. Move the meat back into the pan and cook for a little longer, fully mixing everything.
In a large stock pot lightly (or, you know - the world's biggest & deepest pan ever created - as purchased & used by ME in the inserted photos...) brown ground turkey/meat, and drain if needed. Set aside. Add the onion and garlic to pan and cook until onion is translucent. Move the meat back into the pan and cook for a little longer, fully mixing everything.
Add the (UN-DRAINED!) diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, kidney beans, pinto beans, chili powder, cumin, sugar, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Simmer for 30 minutes (although I simmed for two hours, because I'm like that) and then serve. I really feel the extra simmering helped with the final product...
I would say this serves about 6-8 :)
FINAL NOTES
Don't forget to make cornbread :( That was the ONLY disappointment with this meal - that I didn't think ahead enough! But it was still sooo easy and super delicious nonetheless. And I mean it, keep mixin' in that hot sauce!
Don't forget to make cornbread :( That was the ONLY disappointment with this meal - that I didn't think ahead enough! But it was still sooo easy and super delicious nonetheless. And I mean it, keep mixin' in that hot sauce!
1 comment:
Hey I'm the friend. WTF I didn't know you had a blog. Now I know you have two.
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