The Only Old-Fashioned Chili Recipe You’ll Ever Need
Perfect this old-fashioned chili recipe with straightforward ingredients and deep flavors for hearty winter dinners, summer cookouts, and lake day meals.
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Cooking tools:
- Pot
- Stove
- Chef's knife
- Cutting board
- Spatula
- Spoon
- Serving bowl
- Plate
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. ground meat (beef, venison, sausage — clean out the freezer)
- 1 onion, diced with a clean, sharp chef’s knife
- 1 jalapeño, finely diced with the same chef’s knife (remove the seeds for less heat)
- 1 bell pepper (any color), chopped into uniform pieces
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) diced tomatoes
- 1 can (14.5 oz.) crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups beef broth
- Half a beer (drink the other half while cooking)
- 3 Tbsp. of your favorite chili seasoning mix
- 2 Tbsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. tomato paste
- Optional: 1 can (19 oz.) kidney beans, drained
- Optional: 2 Tbsp. hot sauce
- Optional: 2 tsp. liquid smoke
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