6 super good chili Recipes

ground meat, onion, diced, bell peppers, diced, garlic cloves, minced, celery, chopped, diced tomatoes, undrained (plain is ok, but with herbs or spices added are good too), rotel, undrained (diced tomatoes with green chilis added), ground cumin, chili powder, italian seasoning (optional, if diced tomatoes aren tsp seasoned with herbs), dried basil (optional, if diced tomatoes aren tsp seasoned with herbs), dried oregano (optional, if diced tomatoes aren tsp seasoned with herbs), black beans, drained, kidney beans, drained, pinto beans, drained, crushed red pepper flakes, chili seasoning mix (i use low-sodium chili seasoning from mccormick), shredded cheese , if desired

dried red kidney beans , soaked overnight, rinsed, and cooked until tender, italian sausage (raw, *not* the smoked kind, hot or mild, to your taste ), ground beef (as lean as you like it), extra virgin olive oil , if necessary, onions, chopped, garlic, minced (or to taste), chili powder (hot or mild as per your tastes), cocoa, cumin, chipotle chiles in adobo (1 small can), blackstrap molasses, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, good-quality beef stock, divided, salt , to taste, liquid smoke , to taste, velveeta cheese (do not use store brand as it does not work as well) (optional), beef stock, potato flakes (mashed potato mix), fresh minced cilantro, crumbled cooked bacon, sliced green onion, shredded cheddar cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream

lean ground beef - at room temperature (or at least 30 minutes out of the fridge - don tsp shock your meat kids - sounds naughty doesn tsp it lol), fresh italian sausages (2 sweet & 2 hot ), onion - diced, green sweet peppers, red sweet peppers, olive oil, crushed tomatoes (28 oz), diced tomatoes (28 oz), less water from rinsed out tomato cans (see below ), dark kidney beans, beans (i used 1 can of black and 1 can of roman for added interest this time), balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper (freshly ground preferred ), worcestershire sauce, chili powder, freshly minced cilantro, freshly dried oregano, dry mustard, dried cumin, garlic powder, red chili flakes, good shakes of tabasco sauce, good shakes of hot sauce, bay leaves

lean ground beef (90%-95%), red kidney beans, del monte crushed tomatoes with mild green chilies, mild salsa, hot sauce (fire in the hole is good!), sliced olives, salt and pepper