Meat Lovers "kick off Chili"

Lady in love :)'s Note:

I've had this recipe for 20 plus yrs.not sure where I got it? But it is a football season having friends and family over must! Everyone will want the recipe so be ready with a copy! Also always a great cold weather comfort food, I love it with corn bread. Freez portions for quick delicious meals later too!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb pork sausage
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 lb smoked sausage
• 1 tablespoon ground oregano
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 ½ teaspoons celery seeds
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes
• 2 (27 ounce) cans kidney beans
• 1⁄3; cup yellow cornmeal

Directions:

1. In a large heavy pot or Dutch oven, over medium heat, brown ground beef and ground pork sausage with 1 lg onion coarsely chopped and 2cloves of garlic minced.Add 1lg green bell pepper cut into 3/4" chunks and smoked sausage cut into 3/4"chunks; continue cooking 5-10 min longer. Reduce heat to low; drain fat. Blend in spices and chopped tomatoes with all their juice. Simmer 5-10min. Stir in kidney beans (reserve liquid). In a bowl, blend a little of the reserved bean liquid with cornmeal to consistency similar to pancake batter; mix with chili simmering another 10-15min. Stirring occasionally.

Reviews

[mama smurf]

Made this for TOTM Forum Soup-Fest tag game 2011 after seeing "Tinkerbell"s picture. I am so glad I did. I followed the instructions except for adding some cumin and leaving out the yellow cornmeal. I have never added celery seeds in my chili but it adds just a hint of more flavor. Delicious!

[**Tinkerbell**]

This was a huge hit last night! I planned on making it but didn't plan on company. At the last minute I found out we'd be having some and this recipe saved the day! It was super fast for homemade chili (I had soaked and cooked dried kidney beans the day before) and then it fed 5 hearty-eating men, two women and a toddler. I did have to cut out a couple ingredients to make it gluten-free. I couldn't find smoked sausage that I was certain didn't have some form of gluten in the flavorings, and the cornmeal had to be left out (processed on same equipment as wheat). Everyone loved the flavor of this recipe, and I know why... I have a LOVE of celery seed and usually drop a little into any recipe I can, but this recipe called for plenty and it's one of the reasons I wanted to make it. My family had no idea what that "good spice" was, but I did. :) Thanks for sharing your recipe, Lady! Made & enjoyed for Topic of the Month forum's Soup-Fest 2011 tag game!

[DAD in WA]

Oh Yeah !!!! Good stuff