Chipotle Black Bean Chili

A nice beef chili with medium heat and a nice smoky flavor. Just won the "Most Unique Chili" award at our Girl Scout Chili Cook off.

• Ready In: 1 hr 30 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 5 quarts

Ingredients

• 5  lbs ground beef
• 2  medium yellow onions
• 2  poblano peppers
• 3  tablespoons chili powder
• 2  tablespoons powdered cumin
• 1⁄2 tablespoon garlic powder
• 28  ounces tomato sauce
• 14  ounces chicken broth
• 14  ounces Mexican tomatoes (tomatoes with chiles)
• 5  chipotle chiles in adobo
• 3 (14 ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed

Directions

1. Brown the beef in three batches.
2. While browning the beef, finely chop the onions and poblanos and sweat in olive oil until softened.
3. Finely chop the chipotles.
4. Place the browned beef, peppers and onions, chopped chipotles, all of the remaining adobo sauce from the can, and rest of the ingredients into a large pot or electric skillet.
5. Bring chili to a simmer and simmer for 1-2 hours (I just simmered it until the chili cook off :) ).