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Favorite chili recipe?
I'm feeling the need to add a little spice to my life and I'd like to tackle a good chili this weekend. It can be slow cooker or stovetop - just give me your best recipe and tell me why you like it.
Re: Favorite chili recipe?
Stand up for something you believe in.
i am not a chili fan but my RI nestie peeps have been raving about one with sweet potatoes if you'd like me to get the recipe for you.
recipe: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/black-bean-sweet-potato-chili.html
2lbs lean ground beef (I use 93/7)
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 can tomato paste
1 can beef broth (I use Campbell's extra strength)
2 T. olive oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
6 T. chili powder
2 T. cumin
6 T. paprika
3 T. red pepper flakes
1 T. oregano
1 T. brown sugar
1 t. salt
1 t. black pepper
2 cubes beef bullion, crushed
Combine spices, bullion, and sugar in a bowl.
Cook onion and garlic in skillet until onions are translucent (6-7 min).
Brown beef in pan with onions and garlic. Doesn't need to be 100% cooked, but mostly browned. Drain extra oil/ grease.
Then, dump spice bowl into beef/ onion/ garlic skillet and cook for 2 min.
Pour entire contents of skillet into crock pot, add beef broth and tomato paste, stir.
Cook for 8-10 hours on low.
Serve with cornbread (I make a sweeter southern style to balance out the spice)
Stand up for something you believe in.
this is about as easy as it gets, but it's really good. and you can make it spicier by throwing in more chili powder or red pepper.
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/easy-chili-10000000393356/
I really like Clydes' chili recipe;
http://www.clydes.com/main/Food_and_Wine.cfm?Section=Recipe_Famous_Chili
Sorry no clicky - on iPad.
I'm a really big fan of the South Beach Diet's Beef and Bean chili recipe, but I can't seem to find a recipe online for it so I'm not help.
It's very simple and also healthy. You can mess with the seasoning to get it spicy as you like it, or not so spicy. I like to add a jalapeno or two to the recipe myself.
I'll see if I can't find it somewhere...
this is my favorite chili recipe, and it's been praised by meat eaters and vegetarians alike, including an oklahoma native! subsitute 1lb of browned, ground turkey for the veggie crumbles to make it a carnivore's delight!
1 onion, diced
6 cloves of garlic, minced
6 tbsp chili powder
3 tbsp cumin
2 tbsp black pepper
2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinammon
1 tsp papricka
1 can black beans
1 can kidney beans
1 can chili beans (i use bush's spicy blend)
2 cans diced tomatoes (i use rotel's spicy)
1 can diced chilies, or, diced fresh jalepeno
1 green pepper, diced
1/2 lb green beans, snapped in half and steamed
1 cups frozen corn kernels
1 bag frozen veggie crumbles (frozen textured vegetable protein, morning star brand, in the breakfast foods aisle)
sautee onions in EVOO, add garlic, cook until soft. add spices and seasonings, heat through. add additional EVOO if it's too pasty.
add cans of stuff, simmer for 30 minutes.
add veggies and frozen foods, cook on low for at least 1 hour (i usually cook on low for two hours), stirring every 15-20 minutes.
serve with macaroni noodles and freshly grated cheddar