Dinosaur Chili Recipes

DINOSAUR CHILI

Steps:

• In a large pot, melt the butter over medium-high heat; add the chocolate chips and stir constantly until they melt. Add the onion and keep stirring - it will bubble and smell delicious as it caramelizes. Add the zucchini and keep stirring from time to time for 2-3 more minutes, until the veggies are cooked.
• Add the meat and taco seasoning. Stir together and cook for five minutes or so, until the meat appears cooked.
• Add the kidney beans, tomato paste, 1/2 cup water, cumin and full contents of the mini dinosaur can. Stir everything together.
• Reduce heat and simmer for at least 10 minutes.
• Serve in bowls, topping with cheddar cheese if desired!

DINOSAUR BBQ STYLE BAKED BEANS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil to medium-high in a large saucepan, and cook onion and pepper until soft, adding salt and pepper.
• When softened, add garlic and cook another minute.
• Add sausage, crumbling it into small pieces while it cooks.
• Drain some of the liquid from the beans- make it about the same level in the can as the beans themselves. Mix into the sausage/veggies.
• Turn the heat down to medium-low and add remaining ingredients. Cook for 5-7 minutes.
• Serve immediately, or let cool and reheat. We loved this the next day, as the flavors had a chance to really mix.

DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE BBQ BEANS RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour olive oil into a large saucepan. Place over medium-high heat and heat until hot and shimmering.
• Add onions, peppers, salt and pepper. Cook until onions are soft and translucent.
• Add garlic. Cook for 1 more minute.
• Crumble sausage into the pan. Cook, chopping to break the meat into small pieces with a wooden spoon, until sausage is browned and all pink has disappeared.
• While sausage is cooking, drain off some of the bean liquid in each can so that it's at the same height as the beans.
• Add both cans of beans to cooked veggies and sausage. Stir to combine.
• Turn heat down to medium-low.
• Add remaining ingredients. Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
• Serve immediately. Or store, covered, in the refrigerator, until ready to serve. Reheat before serving.

HOMEMADE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer beef mixture to a 6-quart slow cooker. Stir in kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato puree, water, green chile peppers, chili powder, salt, cumin, and black pepper.
• Cook on Low until flavors combine, 4 to 6 hours.