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Chuck's Super Chili Recipe

Recipe by: CEM61565

"This chili is slightly sweet with a touch of heat; the wine gives it a different taste. Everyone in my family loves this chili. I've won a couple of work chili cook-offs with this recipe and done well in some larger cook-offs as well."
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  • Directions
  • Ingredients
  • Nutrition
Directions
  • Prep40 m
  • Cook1 h 50 m
  • Ready In2 h 30 m
  • 1Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in Italian sausage and ground sirloin. Cook and stir until meat is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease.
  • 2Transfer meat to a large Dutch oven; place over medium-high heat. Stir in chopped onion; add red, yellow, and green bell peppers, garlic, and jalapeno peppers. Cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.
  • 3Mix in chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, tomato paste, oregano, salt, black pepper, and bay leaves. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes more.
  • 4Stirring constantly, pour in wine, chopped tomatoes and their juice, kidney beans, tomato sauce, and chopped chipotle chiles in sauce. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
  • 5Uncover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 30 minutes. Discard bay leaves before serving.
Footnotes
  • Cook's Note:
  • You may use sweet Italian sausage and reduce the amount of chiles to 1 jalapeno and 2 chipotle chiles, if desired.
Ingredients
  • 20 servings
  • 282 cals
  • 2 pounds hot Italian sausage
  • 2 pounds ground sirloin
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, chopped
  • 8 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cups Merlot or other dry red wine
  • 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, chopped
Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

  • Calories:
    282
    14%
  • Fat:
    13.5
    21%
  • Carbs:
    18.2
    6%
  • Protein:
    18.7
    37%
  • Cholesterol:
    52
    17%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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