My Favorite Chili Recipe

November 15, 2012

The nights are chilly…

and there is nothing better on a chilly night, than CHILI!

It’s comfort food at it’s best.

This is my favorite chili recipe.

My husbands too!

I’ve made it for parties and it gets devoured.

Whether we are having a party or not I make a lot of Chili.

I either freeze some of it, or give some to friends. Perfect to bring to someone who needs some help with dinner. I’m sure we all know someone who would love the comfort of  a bowl of Chili right now. The circle of life brings births and deaths and illnesses and at those times comfort food is there to help.

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My Favorite Chili Recipe
Serves: many
 

Ingredients
  • 6 lbs ground beef
  • 2 lbs ground pork
  • 6 lb can diced tomatoes
  • 4 cans black beans
  • 6 onions diced
  • 8 cloves garlic (pressed or chopped)
  • ¼-1/2 cup chili powder
  • 3 tablespoons chicken bouillon powder ( I use Knorr)
  • 2 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon dry oregano
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder

Instructions
  1. In large dutch oven ( I use a 9qt dutch oven and it fills it to the top) On medium heat, saute onion garlic, ground beef and ground pork, until all meat is cooked.
  2. Add tomatoes, beans and spices. Stir and heat on medium until it comes to a boil, turn on low for at least ½ hour and hour is even better.

Notes
You can make ½ a batch or even a ¼ batch depending on how much chili you need. I like my chili topped with diced onion or scallions and cheddar cheese and sometimes diced jalapenos.

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I love Chili all year long, but especially when the weather get cool.

Pile it in a bowl,

pour it over tortilla chip,

pile it on a baked potato,

smother some on your hot dog,

believe me it’s ALL GOOD!

How to like your chili served?

 

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  1. 1
    Angie @ Big Bear's Wife says:
    November 16, 2012 at 5:34 am

    cocoa powder? cocoa powder in chili? I’ve never heard of that. This looks wonderful though!

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      Diane says:
      November 16, 2012 at 4:32 pm

      yeah, it’s not like it tastes like chocolate or anything but gives it an earthy kinda taste. I hear a lot of people put it in beef gravy too :)

      Reply
  2. 3
    nest of posies says:
    November 16, 2012 at 8:58 am

    we just had chili yesterday! i love it for cold nights! can’t beat it.

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  3. 4
    Brian @ A Thought For Food says:
    November 18, 2012 at 8:41 am

    We’ve totally hit chili weather. This looks awesome!

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  4. 5
    JulieD says:
    November 18, 2012 at 10:29 am

    I love chili with black beans! I love yours, Diane!!

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  5. 6
    leslie says:
    November 18, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    Looks like this would be my favorite Chili recipe too!

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    Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says:
    November 19, 2012 at 6:26 am

    I love putting a little cocoa powder in chili. So good!

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    Sommer@ASpicyPerspective says:
    November 19, 2012 at 7:09 am

    Mmm chii! I could eat it every week. :)

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    alison @ Ingredients, Inc. says:
    November 19, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    I am totally going to give this one a try!!

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