Chili

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

The addition of taco sauce makes this recipe stand out, I used Old El Paso spicy for this but any brand will do. I advise you to make this chili a day in advance, it will give the flavors a chance to blend even further. You can adjust the seasonings to taste.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 3 -4 tablespoons oil
• ¾ lb turkey sausage , casings removed
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 large onions , chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper , seeded and chopped
• 1 -2 jalapeno pepper , seeded and finely chopped
• 2 -3 tablespoons minced fresh garlic
• 3 -4 tablespoons chili powder (or to taste)
• 1 -2 tablespoon cumin
• 3 teaspoons dried oregano
• ¼ cup tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 cup dry red wine (can use a little more)
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes with juice (coarsley chopped)
• 1 (7 ounce) bottlemild taco sauce or 1 (7 ounce) bottle spicy taco sauce
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans , drained
• salt and black pepper
• hot sauce or Tabasco sauce
• grated cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat; add in the turkey sausage, ground beef, onions, green bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, garlic and chili powder, cumin and oregano; cook until the sausage and beef are well browned (about 7-8 minutes) stirring with a spoon to break up the meat.
2. Add in tomato paste; stir for 1 minute.
3. Add in bay leaves, brown sugar, red wine chopped tomatoes with juice, taco sauce and kidney beans; bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
4. Uncover and simmer over medium-low heat for another 45 minutes (uncovered) stirring occasionally.
5. Season with salt, pepper and Tabasco.
6. Ladle into bowls and top with sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese.

Reviews

[mama smurf]

Made this last night for dinner and the only thing I did differently was used cubed up chuck roast for the ground beef and cut the recipe in half. It was delicious, but next time I will use ground beef to make it a little thicker in texture. Served with "Jiffy" Roasted Corn and Jalapeno Cornbread#108414 and a green salad topped with Sugar Pecans#92933. Another fabulous meal. Thank you!

[Paja]

My oh my! This was deIiciious! I chose this recipe for the cookathon for Kittencal because it hadn't been rated yet and because it looked good. I made very few changes-a red pepper instead of green because I didn't have green on hand and only one can of beans because DH isn't crazy about them. I used one jalapeno because that is all I had, but ended up adding about 1/2 to 1 tsp. cayenne to up the heat factor. It was just about a perfect amount of spice for us. The turkey sausage was nice, a different texture to the beef and added to the flavour. All in all, a really great chili recipe!