Three Meat Chili
Ingredients
- 1 lb bacon cooked and crumbled
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 lb mild Italian sausage, crumbled with casings removed
- 1 (15 oz) can chili beans in mild sauce
- 1 (15 oz) can chili beans in spicy sauce
- 2 (15 oz) cans petite diced tomatoes with juice
- 1 (6 oz) can tomato paste
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 3 stalks celery, finely diced
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 red bell pepper
- 2 Anaheim chili peppers, finely chopped with seeds removed
- 3 cups beef broth
- 1/2 cup beer
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1 TBSP Worcestershire sauce
- 1 TBSP minced garlic (yeah I double this, ha)
- 1 TBSP dried oregano
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp Tabasco sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp white sugar
Instructions
In a large stock pot or dutch oven, cooked chopped bacon until crispy. Remove bacon with slotted spoon to drain on paper towels then drain off the grease. Brown the ground beef and crumbled Italian sausage, drain off excess grease. Add in the chili beans, diced tomatoes with juice, tomato paste, onion, celery, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, chili peppers, bacon bits, beef broth, beer and all the seasonings. Stir to blend then let simmer on low, covered all day, stirring occasionally. Before serving, test the seasonings and adjust the salt, pepper and chili powder as desired. Even better the next day!
My sweet friend, Nicole, that blogs over at Pic-Nic adapted this recipe for her slow cooker! Head over there for her slow cooker method! Yummy!
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