An Easy Chili Recipe That’s Great for Superbowl
It is about to be my most favorite time of the year. The Superbowl is just around the corner. Not only do I love football, I also love the competition we have to see who has the party’s best dish.This recipe has always been a sure-fire winner. I found this easy chili recipe on cooks.com. I have one piece of advice for this recipe. Getting the chili ready the night before helps in two ways. First, you will save yourself a lot of time the day of the party. Second, when the chili is being reheated, it allows for the flavors to meld together to their spicy best.
Ingredients:
1 sliced pepperoni stick (Try Volpi’s Gourmet Pepperoni)
10 oz. Italian sausage
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion
1 green bell pepper
2 cloves garlic
1 c. red wine
½ c. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. each dry mustard and celery seed
2 tsp. chili powder
6 c. fresh tomatoes
1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans
1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans
1 (15 ½ oz.) can garbanzo beans
Jalapeno chili peppers to taste
Brown cut up sausage in same pot with the pepperoni. Make sure and poor off the fat from the pot and set aside. Next step is to brown the ground beer, drain it and set aside. Put pepper, garlic, onion and chili pepper in pot and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in wine and Worcestershire sauce. Let it simmer for about 10 minutes.
Stir in mustard, celery seed, chili powder, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer this for about 10 minutes.
Mash tomatoes with hands. Next step is to add the tomatoes to the pot along with the meats. Heat it until boiling, simmer for 1/2 hour covered while stirring occasionally. Stir in the beans, along with their liquid, into the chili. Heat until boiling. Finally, reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour.
This chili has great flavor and has just the right amount of kick to it. I like this recipe because it’s easy to find Italian sausage recipes, but it’s rare to discover a chili recipe that uses Italian meat. Volpi Foods, America’s oldest and most prestigious Italian meats producer, is the best place to find authentic Italian meats. Volpi’s hand-crafted meats add just the right flavor to any meal!
Don’t forget to offer a variety of cheeses and oyster crackers to put in the chili. For a change of pace, add macaroni noodles. The noodles can really make a difference and will enhance your chili.
There you have it! Have a little contest. Get all of your friends to guess the “secret ingredient” you put in the chili. Set aside a container full of the chili as the winning prize. I’ll bet everyone will be surprised when they discover the spicy Italian meats you’ve added. The cold winter season can not beat this zesty hot chili. Cheer on your favorite team while eating a nice warm bowl of chili!
