Spicy Husband Chili
"My husband has been perfecting this chili recipe over the past several years. It's always a hit with friends and family and of course he always keeps it spicy :)"
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Sweet Italian Sausage, casings removed | 1 lb, 2 lb, 1 lb, 3 tbsp, 2 tbsp, 2 peppers, 2 onions, 12 cloves, 4.5 oz, 3.0 oz, 8 oz, 16 oz, 3/4 cup, 30 oz, 30 oz, ~15 pieces, To taste, 2 tbsp |
| Ground Beef, 15% or 20% fat | |
| Bacon, cooked until crispy and crushed into pieces | |
| Bacon grease, from bacon | |
| Olive Oil | |
| Jalapeno Peppers, diced | |
| Yellow Onions, diced | |
| Garlic, peeled and minced | |
| McCormick's Hot Chili Seasoning | |
| McCormick's Chili Seasoning | |
| Tomato Paste | |
| Pasta Sauce (like Prego Roasted Garlic and Herb) | |
| Chicken Broth | |
| Kidney Beans, drained, not washed | |
| Pinto Beans, drained, not washed | |
| Hershey's Milk Chocolate Chips | |
| Salt | |
| Favorite Vinegar Based Hot Sauce (like Ernest Hemmingway Bull Sauce) |
Directions
- Begin by frying bacon until very crispy. Remove grease during cooking and cook low and slow for about 20 min. The lower and slower the better. Save 3 tbsp of bacon grease for later. Set bacon aside and once cooled, crush into pieces.
- In a pot on medium-high heat, add olive oil, onions, and pinch of salt. Cook for 2-3 min.
- Add jalapenos and cook additional 2-3 min.
- Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 min.
- Add ground beef, sausage, and a few pinches of salt, chopping into pieces will cooking. Cook until about 50% of pink is gone, about 3-5 min.
- Add McCormick’s Chili Seasoning. If you want a people pleaser with a kick, add as specified in the ingredients. If you want it extra spicy (as we do), add 7 oz of spicy seasoning only.
- Keep cooking until meat is about 80-90% pink, about 2-3 min.
- Add tomato paste, pasta sauce, chicken broth, kidney and pinto beans, bacon grease, Hershey’s milk chocolate chips, and your favorite vinegar based hot sauce.
- Mix all ingredients and reduce temperature to a simmer.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1.5 hours.
- Add bacon pieces and simmer for additional 10 minutes.
- Serve with sour cream, cheddar cheese, green onions, and hot sauce as desired.
- Keep life spicy 🙂