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Meaty Three-Bean Chili Recipe

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Meet the Cook: Doubling this recipe is automatic for me - just about everyone wants more than one bowl! If any's left, I freeze it. It's also great the second time around. -Sandra Miller, Lees Summit, Missouri

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Meaty Three-Bean Chili Recipe

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 1 hour 40 min.

Yield: 10-12 Servings

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Ingredients

3/4 pound Italian sausage links, cut into 1/2-inch chunks
3/4 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup beef broth
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 cups chopped fresh plum tomatoes (about 2 pounds)
6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
1 can (16 ounces) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (15 ounces) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
Additional chopped onion, optional

Directions

In a 4-qt. kettle or Dutch oven, cook the sausage and beef over medium heat, until the meat is no longer pink; drain, reserving 1 tablespoon drippings. Set meat aside.
Saute onion, peppers and garlic in the reserved drippings for 3 minutes. Add the broth, Worcestershire sauce and seasonings; bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add tomatoes, bacon and browned sausage and beef; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
Add all of the beans. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Garnish with chopped onion if desired. Yield: 10-12 servings (3 quarts).

Editor's Note: Wear disposable gloves when cutting hot peppers; the oils can burn skin. Avoid touching your face.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 244 calories, 9 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 644 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, 6 g fiber, 16 g protein.

Originally published as Meaty Three-Bean Chili in Country Woman January/February 1996, p29

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Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2012 by Jermcar

This chili recipe is great! It's a great way to use your garden tomatoes! Men love it, because of all the meat!

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2012 by skrany

This is one of miy all time favorite recipes though I make it as a soup by adding an additional quart of beef stock to it. Great on a cold winters day! My family just loves it!

Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2011 by Christy Stewart

This was in the first issue of Country Woman I received and it's still one of my favorites! I change things from time to time, using ground turkey, leaving out bacon and adding a can of black beans. Also sometimes I use a habanero pepper instead of the jalapeno.

This is one of those recipes you can endlessly tinker with.

Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2009 by HBcook

Good but too much meat. I would use hot Italian sauage plus ground beef or mild Italian sausage next time for a little more spice. The broth (and there is not much of it) is quite liquidy.