The Best Chili
A staple for game day or any day, with classic ingredients and a few ingredients that just may surprise you.
Equipment
- crock pot
- Chopper
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion chopped
- 1 medium green pepper chopped
- 1 can (15.5 oz) dark red kidney beans rinsed & drained
- 1 can (15.5 oz) light red kidney beans rinsed & drained
- 1 can (15.5 oz) pinto beans rinsed & drained
- 1 can (15.5 oz) black beans rinsed & drained
- 8 oz tomato sauce
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 28 oz crushed tomatoes
- 1 can (14.5 oz) petite diced tomatoes
- 1 can (14.5 oz) diced tomatoes
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 5 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 cup chicken broth (more or less depending on desired texture)
- 2 tsp maple syrup
- 2-3 Tbsp Chili Seasoning (see recipe in Table of Contents)
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Plug in crock pot and set on high. Place all beans (see above for draining), tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste into crock pot.
- Sauté ground beef and turkey on medium high heat until fully cooked. Add half of the spices into meat while cooking.
- Place diced onion and peppers into meat mixture and cook until onions are translucent. Take off of heat and mix in minced garlic until fully incorporated.
- Add meat mixture to the hot crockpot of beans and stir until fully incorporated.
- Add the remaining spices and stir.
- Add maple syrup to crock pot and mix well.
- Cook on high for 2 hours. Then stir in broth.
- Set temperature to low and cook an additional 4 hours.
- Serve plain or over rice. Add those amazing toppings and ENJOY!
