Hearty Chili
What’s better on a breezy, dreary night than a big bowl of chili, snuggled up with a blanket and good book? Nothing! And this recipe is the perfect choice for your next chili night.
Here’s what you’ll need to recreate my chili recipe, a favorite in our home.
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb hot breakfast sausage
- 4 oz can diced jalapeños
- 1 white onion chopped
- 4 Tbsps minced garlic
- 45 oz diced tomatoes
- 4 oz hatch green chiles
- 45 oz tomato sauce
- 3 oz chili mix seasoning
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 45 oz chili beans
Let’s get cooking!
First, in a large pot, brown ground chuck and then drain. If you’re not using lean beef, you can drain the excess grease if you should so desire.
Next, add sausage, onion, green peppers, garlic and cook until browned.
After sausage is browned, add diced tomatoes, green chiles, tomato sauce, chili mix, beans and tomato paste and diced jalapeños, stirring occasionally while simmering for at least an hour.
After about an hour, all the flavors have marinated together and you can serve!
We usually dish ours up with crackers, cheese, sour cream and a peanut butter sandwich and let people dress it how they like it, some people love it thin like a soup and others love it so thick they can eat it with a fork. Customize it to fit your taste buds. Enjoy!
Hearty Chili
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb hot breakfast sausage
- 4 oz can diced jalapeños
- 1 white onion chopped
- 4 Tbsps minced garlic
- 45 oz diced tomatoes
- 4 oz hatch green chiles
- 45 oz tomato sauce
- 3 oz chili mix seasoning
- 6 oz tomato paste
- 45 oz chili beans
Instructions
- First, in a large pot, brown ground chuck and then drain. If you're not using lean beef, you can drain the excess grease if you should so desire.
- Next, add sausage, onion, green peppers, garlic and cook until browned.
- After sausage is browned, add diced tomatoes, green chiles, tomato sauce, chili mix, beans and tomato paste and diced jalapeños, stirring occasionally while simmering for at least an hour.
- After about an hour, all the flavors have marinated together and you can serve!
Video
Sometimes I enjoy some Fritos in my chili as well. How do you like your chili?
I love all your recipes!
I’m not sure what possessed me to try this recipe in 90 degree weather with smoke from the wildfires in the air, but here we are!!
It was awesome!!! As “they” say… no notes!!!
I have never made Chili and have been talking about it lately Thanks I’ll try your recipe. Can’t wait till your quesadillia recipe I do love them
OK. I’ll be honest. I didn’t actually try your chili recipe… I might try using parts of it if I ever make chili again. (I stopped eating meat years ago and never found anything that I thought might work for me for chili) That being said… THIS is what making good chili is all about. Tasting your way through with whatever you have. I absolutely LOVED THIS VIDEO. I do love all of your videos bc they are so damn entertaining (I am a decent cook) but we can all always use new tips and tricks. Keep on my friend! You rock!🤘🏻
I’m going to try this but in a crockpot. I’ll cook the meat, sausage, onions and garlic and then put it in the crockpot with the rest of the ingredients and cook it on low.
My husband LOVES chili without the beans. Would your recipe be the same just don’t put in the beans? Or is there a different recipe?
This recipe is fine if you remove the beans, it just won’t be as hearty.
Please consider making your recipes so they can be pinned to Pinterest. I love them. Thanks!
Thank you! We will eventually be on Pinterest
I didn’t make this, but it is very close to what I make. The exception would be, I use 2 lbs of coarsely ground chili meat and I add cumin and I use two stalks of celery 1/4 chop and a green bell pepper 1/4 chop to my onions when cooking with my meat. Then I use two cans of diced tomatoes with jalapeno peppers in place of your tomatoes. So they are kind of the same with some variations. I’ll bet this one is great, mine has taken first place in a few contests.