Finally made my way to Atlanta to see Steph's new place! We had a blast and finished up our weekend where we belong together.....in the kitchen. It was a crisp fall day and we decided to make chili. Not having a recipe on hand, we concocted our own and I gotta say it was dammmmn good! I highly recommend you give it a shot.
Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef(could totally use chicken, turkey, etc)
1 large onion, diced
4-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbs cumin
1 Tbs chili powder
2 cans chili beans
1 can light kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1 large can diced tomatoes
1 can rotel tomatoes, your choice of type
Heat dutch oven OR large pot to medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until caramelized/good brown color. Pour off most grease from beef, return to heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook until onion is transparent. Add spices. Cook another 2-3 minutes.
Pour in remaining ingredients. (beans and tomatoes) Bring to boil, reduce heat to a simmer. Cover and allow to cook for 1 hr. (or more if you wish!)
Serve with cheese, sour cream, and chips!
Sorry no pic. Steph and I were way to excited to eat. But you all know what chili looks like. :)
Tips:
- Feel free to make this in the crock pot. If you do, be sure to still cook your meat ahead of time then add to pot.
-There is FLAVOR in the brown. Be sure to get color on your ground beef. Nobody likes grey meat!
- Bean choice is up to you! You can use regular kidney beans, pinto, black, possibilites are endless. I will say the chili beans add great flavor. (they are simply seasoned pintos)
- I recommend you don't cheat with the garlic. There really is no replacement for the fresh stuff!
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