Kelly's Chili

Submitted by Wildflour

"This is my very own recipe that I have won 3 chili cook-offs with! PERFECT for the Super Bowl coming up!!!!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 20mins
• Ingredients: 22
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• Saute drain grease

• 3 lbs hamburger
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 1 red pepper, diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 -4 fresh jalapenos, chopped small
• salt and pepper
• garlic powder

• dump into large pot crockpot and add

• 1⁄3 cup good chili powder
• 1 3⁄4 cups ketchup (I like Hunt's)
• 3 tablespoons lime juice, can sub lemon jc. (I just use the concentrates)
• 4 -6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons mustard
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons cumin
• 3 cups spicy hot V8
• 1 (16 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 (8 ounce) packages fresh sliced mushrooms, can sub jarred
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can del monte original stewed tomatoes, with the juice and break up tomatoes
• 1 cup beef broth (optional)
• extra salt and pepper
• more garlic powder

directions

1. Stir and bring just to a low simmer, reduce heat and cook for at least 1-2 hours in a crockpot Thick, rich and slightly sweet/slightly hot, very unique!

Reviews

[stacylu]

This was a little too sweet for my tastes. I think next time I'll decrease the amount of sugar and up the chili powder. I liked the mushrooms in it and the peppers and V8 added some nice flavor.

 

[Rita1652]

Oh I just loved it! I had Venison that I ground up and added to this along with some ground pork. Sweet and spicy!! I just love Crock pot meals!

 

[dianaAgain]

Made this last night for 6 people.<br/>This went over well and I actually used 2 pkgs of Yves Ground Round to make it Vegetarian and no one noticed. This is a very sweet recipe, I used 4 tbsp of brown sugar but it could have used less. Plus I only used 2 jalapeno peppers, non spicy V8 and no Cumin and a little over half of the chili powder and it still had a zing to it. So if you do not like spice, go with less of everything.<br/>Plus, there just seemed to be not enough beans for such a large amount (this makes a very big batch of chili), so I added another 2 cans of beans but then there was too much for the slow cooker, so I transferred it all into a large pot and cooked it on the stove top for a couple of hours.<br/>It came out thick and tasty, I will definitely make this again.

 

[Ken H.]

This stopped being chili the moment beans were added to it.

 

[Jonathan Melendez]

I've never had chili with mushrooms in it, but now I love it! It adds a hearty bite to it. This is a sweet, salty, spicy chili that covers all the bases! Make it for dinner, you won't regret it!