Never-Entered-In-A-Contest-But-Still-Super-Good Chili
photo by Lavender Lynn
- Ready In:
- 4hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
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5 quarts
- Serves:
- 8-10
ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 907.18 g ground meat
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 bell peppers, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 354.88 ml celery, chopped
- 2 (1587.57 g) can diced tomatoes, undrained (plain is ok, but with herbs or spices added are good too)
- 793.78 g can rotel, undrained (diced tomatoes with green chilis added)
- ground cumin
- chili powder
- italian seasoning (optional, if diced tomatoes aren't seasoned with herbs)
- dried basil (optional, if diced tomatoes aren't seasoned with herbs)
- dried oregano (optional, if diced tomatoes aren't seasoned with herbs)
- 411.06 g can black beans, drained
- 411.06 g can kidney beans, drained
- 411.06 g can pinto beans, drained
- 0.25 ml crushed red pepper flakes
- 35.43 g packet chili seasoning mix (I use low-sodium Chili seasoning from McCormick)
- shredded cheese, if desired
directions
- In a skillet, brown meat. Drain and set aside.
- Spray a large (6- or 7-qt.) pot with nonstick cooking spray and heat over medium heat. Add the onion, bell peppers, garlic, and celery, and saute briefly.
- Stir in the diced tomatoes and the Rotel.
- Add several shakes of cumin and chili powder (I do it until I can smell them -- you can always add more later), and also the italian seasoning, basil and oregano, if using.
- Cook for about 8 minutes, or until the vegetables are tender.
- Add the beans, browned meat, red pepper flakes, and chili seasoning.
- Partially cover, and simmer for at least 4 hours.
- Serve with shredded cheese and cornbread, if desired.
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Reviews
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What a yummy chili recipe. I made as posted except cutting it in half. My meat of choice was ground turkey. The ingredients all worked great together. I did top it with shredded cheese, some sour cream and chopped scallions. (after photo was taken). I served it with corn bread for a most delicious dinner. Made for Spring PAC 2010. Thanks for posting. :)
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This is SUPER-Good Chili! I halved the recipe by cutting all ingredients in half except the Chili seasoning packet and cut back a little bit on the other spices. It was enough to feed my young family of 4 and my mother in law and her boyfriend! 4 adults and two toddlers total. This will be in my meal plan rotation on the weekends and on days I have off. Thanks for the excellent recipe!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Greeny4444
Broomfield, Colorado
I am an active lady, and I am not the top chef in the world, but I can hold my own. I love making things that remind me of when I was little, I love trying out new recipes, and I love learning new things to cook. Most of the recipes I post are recipes I loved that I found online, but that I have tweaked just a bit. I do have some family recipes on here too. I love to bake, probably more than anything else in the kitchen. I love to bike ride. I like to read, travel, kayak (I've only been twice, but I loved it), hike, camp, basically any outdoorsy/active stuff.?