My husband and I created this recipe together. He won a chili cook-off with this recipe at work. We always use venison, but you can use ground beef or turkey.
Ingredients
11 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground turkey
2onions, diced
1green pepper, diced
1tablespoon jalapeno, finely chopped
1(14 ounce) can Mexican-style tomatoes (like Rotel)
2(8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2tablespoons cumin
2tablespoons chili powder
1teaspoon salt
1⁄2teaspoon cayenne pepper
1⁄2teaspoon paprika (smoked if you can find it)
1(14 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
1(14 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1cup water
Direction
In a medium Dutch oven over medium-high heat add the olive oil. Add the ground meat and cook, breaking up into pieces, until browned. Add the onions, bell pepper and jalapeno and cook until softened. Drain excess grease.
Add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, cumin, chili powder, salt, cayenne, paprika and 1 cup water. Mix to combine.
Add the kidney beans and black beans, mix and bring to a simmer. Cover and cook for 1-2 hours.