Recipe

Great Chili Recipe

	Tugboatpanda / All my dishes 1 year, 5 months ago I won a local chili contest with this recipe. I left out the taco sauce and used my crock pot for 7 hrs, let it cool and reheated for the contest. Prep:25m Cook:480m Servings:8	Tugboatpand
	award winning chili

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Ingredients

3-4 tablespoons oil

3/4 lb turkey sausage, casings removed

1 lb lean ground beef

2 large onions, chopped

1 large green bell pepper, seeded and chopped

1-2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped

2-3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic

3-4 tablespoons chili powder (or to taste)

1-2 tablespoon cumin

3 teaspoons dried oregano

1/4 cup tomato paste

2 bay leaves

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1 cup dry red wine (can use a little more)

2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes with juice (coarsley chopped)

1 (7 ounce) bottle mild taco sauce or spicy taco sauce

2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained

salt and black pepper

hot sauce or Tabasco sauce

grated cheddar cheese

Directions

Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; add in the turkey sausage, ground beef, onions, green bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, garlic and chili powder, cumin and oregano; cook until the sausage and beef are well browned (about 7-8 minutes) stirring with a spoon to break up the meat.

Add in tomato paste; stir for 1 minute.

Add in bay leaves, brown sugar, red wine chopped tomatoes with juice, taco sauce and kidney beans; bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 1 hour.

Uncover and simmer over medium-low heat for another 45 minutes (uncovered) stirring occasionally.

Season with salt, pepper and Tabasco.

Ladle into bowls and top with sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese.

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