Award Winning Chili

This chili has won dozens of cook-offs and is about to knock your socks off. Made with bacon and ground beef sold at Times Right, this will be your family’s go-to cool weather comfort food. People making it have won dozens of cookoffs! Not only does it taste amazing, it’s shockingly simple to make. Basic, no-fuss ingredients and just 30 minutes of simmering yield a complex and rich flavor that’s simply unparalleled.

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Award Winning Chili

Cooking Method: Simmering, Slow Cooker Cuisine: American Cuisine Catagory: Soups / Salads, Soups / Stews Recipe Keys: Behrmann Meats

Description

Made with bacon and ground beef, this 30 minute chili will be your family’s go-to cool weather comfort food.

Ingredients

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• 5 strips uncooked bacon chopped (Pick up Behrmann's award winning bacon at Times Right)

• 1 cup yellow onion diced (large)

• 1 red bell pepper diced

• 3 cloves garlic minced (about 1 Tablespoon)

• 1 lb ground beef (Pick up Behrmann's lean ground beef at Times Right)

• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar

• 1 Tablespoon chili powder*

• 1 Tablespoon ancho chili powder*

• 1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons smoked paprika

• 1 teaspoon cumin

• 1 teaspoon onion powder

• ³⁄₄ teaspoon ground black pepper

• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt

• ¹⁄₈ teaspoon cayenne pepper**

• 1 ¹⁄₄ cup beef broth

• 15 oz can dark red kidney beans (lightly rinsed and drained)

• 15 oz can black beans (lightly rinsed and drained)

• 14 oz can diced fire roasted tomatoes (undrained)

• 7 oz can fire roasted green chilis

• ¹⁄₄ cup tomato paste

• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

• Preferred toppings particularly sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and corn chips

Instructions

1. Fry Bacon

   Place chopped (uncooked) bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until crisp and cooked through. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate and drain all but 1 ½ Tablespoons of grease.

2. Add Onion

   Add onion and pepper and cook until softened, about 3-5 minutes.

3. Add Garlic

   Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).

4. Add Ground Beef And Spices

   Add beef, breaking apart with a spatula as you cook. Once meat is partially (about 50%) browned, add sugar and all spices (chili powders, paprika, cumin, onion powder, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper) and stir well.

5. Add Remaining Ingredients

   Add all remaining ingredients — beef broth, beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, chilis, and Worcestershire sauce — and your cooked bacon and stir well.

6. Bring To A Boil

   Bring to a boil and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently.

7. Simmer

   Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Simmer for 30 minutes to allow flavor to really develop.

8. Serve With Toppings

   Serve with preferred toppings (sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and corn chips are a must!)

Note

*You can substitute one chili powder for the other and use just traditional chili powder or just ancho chili powder, but I personally like the blend of the two.]

**This gives the chili a mild spice, if you like more heat increase to ¼ teaspoon for a moderate spice. Add additional cayenne pepper at your own risk!