Spicy Touchdown Chili
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Total Time
Prep: 30 min. Cook: 4 hours -
Makes
12 servings (3 quarts)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound bulk pork sausage
- 2 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each ) diced tomatoes with mild green chilies, undrained
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with onions, undrained
- 1 can (12 ounces) beer
- 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1/4 cup chopped pickled jalapeno slices
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 3/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream and chopped green onions, optional
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Reviews
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Sep 26, 2018
Can I make this and freeze this chili recipe?
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Sep 28, 2017
What a great tasting chili! We ate ours with sweet cornbread and it was delious!
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Apr 29, 2017
I made half the recipe to try it out and was pleased with the results, however, the heat level was a bit too much. I didn't have cumin in my spice cabinet, so that was eliminated. The recipe called for 1/8 cup of chili powder (1/4 cup for whole recipe), but I only used one tablespoon and I also eliminated the cayenne pepper. It was definitely a spicy chili even with those adjustments and my family was blowing their nose at the end of the meal! The flavor was great and I will make this again, however, I will cut back even further on the chili powder and jalapenos.
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Dec 12, 2016
This is excellent! Makes a ton. I froze a couple freezer bags full. Really good flavor with the beer and bacon.
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Oct 16, 2016
Made this because of good reviews and ease of preparation. I've made it twice now, love it and don't even like beer. Friends and family gave it awesome reviews! Super easy to make. When I first tasted it, I thought it wasn't too hot but the heat kind of sneaks up on you. You get a pleasant heat then it fades away. Not enough to make you sweat but it definitely let's you know it's there. At least that's how it worked with me. I did add an extra 1/2 pound of beef because I had it and left out the bacon because I didn't. Still great! This recipe pretty much filled my 6 quart crock pot. It's all good. Froze leftovers in single servings to take for lunch. My friend wants me to make sure I make enough for his lunch, too! I'll be making this for our next chili cook off! BOOMER!!!!!!!
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Jul 24, 2016
I made this today and declare it a winner. I cooked it in my Instant Pot on the slow cooker mode. We loved it. You can adjust the heat by the amount of jalapenos, cayenne pepper, and hot or mild Rotel tomatoes you add. Use the mild Rotel and less peppers for a milder dish. I followed the recipe exactly and it was delicious. Wonderful flavor. I highly recommend it.Volunteer Field Editor.
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Dec 13, 2015
It was very good.. definitely could taste the beer. I wasn't sure I was crazy about that, but my husband thought it was great.
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Sep 22, 2015
We really liked this recipe which I made exactly as stated, but next time I think I will add a couple of more cans of beans. Great amount of meat for high protein which was what I was looking for, but with more beans even more protein!
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Sep 20, 2015
I made this exactly to the recipe. (Except the store was out of Jimmy Dean sausage, so I used Tennessee Pride or something.) The only thing I added was some crackers when I served it. At first I thought that it was just another chili recipe, pretty much like most others. However, the more I ate the more I decided that it was perfectly seasoned, had just the right amount of heat, and was pretty simple to make. I'm giving it 5 stars. It's going in my recipe box.
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Sep 14, 2015
What kind of Beer did you use?
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