Chilly Day Chili Recipes

CHILLY DAY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Cook and stir ground chicken in the hot oil until no longer pink and the chicken is crumbly, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Stir in pinto beans, onions, diced tomatoes, Mexican-style stewed tomatoes, water, brown sugar, chili powder, vinegar, mustard, salt, and black pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer chili until thickened and flavors have blended, about 3 hours. Stir occasionally and add extra water if needed.

CHILLY DAY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over a medium-high heat. Add the onions and green pepper, and cook and stir until soft. Add the turkey, chili powder, garlic, cumin and oregano, and cook, stirring to break up the meat for 5 minutes or until cooked through. Add the vegetable juice, tomatoes and chiles, chicken broth and barley, and increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low.
• Cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes until the barley is almost tender. Add the beans, cover the pan and cook for 10 minutes.
• Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 320; total fat 12g (saturated fat 2.5g); cholesterol 60mg; sodium 700mg; carbohydrate 36g (fiber 9g); protein 21g.

MR. HANDY'S ALL DAY CHILI

Steps:

• Coarse chop onions and sauté in 4 tbs olive oil until caramelized in a 6 quart cooking pot.
• While onions are cooking coarse chop peppers and celery and place in bowl.
• Remove onions from pot (leaving oil) to bowl with peppers/celery; set aside.
• Add 2 tbs olive oil to pot.
• Combine chili powder and flour in small bowl and once well blended add to oil in pot.
• Add 2 tbs Worcestershire sauce and stir until smooth.
• Add Beef and Sausage to pot and stir until combined and well coated with sauce.
• Continue cooking over medium heat until browned.
• Add both cans of tomatoes to meat in pot and bring to light boil over medium heat.
• Add beans, pepper/celery/onion mixture, garlic, and all seasonings to pot and stir.
• Cover and reduce heat to lowest setting.
• Cook over low heat for at least four hours or up to 8 hours.
• In final hour of cooking remove cover and increase heat slightly to reduce liquid.
• Once chili reaches desired consistency replace cover and reduce heat back to low.
• Serve with side bowls of sour cream and shredded cheese (cheddar, or a good mix) and crackers.

COLD DAY CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and onion and drain.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes.