S & W Kick-Off Chili

Name: S and W Kick-Off Chili
Total time: P1H
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: beef; sausage; onions; garlic; sweet red bell peppers; smoked sausage; oregano; chili powder; coriander; celery seeds; tomatoes, canned with juice; red kidney beans; cornmeal; mozzarella cheese

Submitted by nikki

Delicious chili made with succulent beef, sausage, tomatoes and kidney beans. Great served by itself or with a bread bowl!

YIELD

12 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

40 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

POUND BEEF
ground

POUND SAUSAGE
ground

EACH ONIONS
coarsely chopped

CLOVES GARLIC
minced

EACH SWEET RED BELL PEPPERS
cut into 3/4 inch chunks

POUND SMOKED SAUSAGE
cut into 3/4 inch chunks

TABLESPOON OREGANO
ground

TABLESPOONS CHILI POWDER

TEASPOON CORIANDER
ground

1 ½

TEASPOON CELERY SEEDS

CANS TOMATOES, CANNED WITH JUICE
ready-cut tomatoes, undrained

CANS RED KIDNEY BEANS
red *

⅓

CUP CORNMEAL

OUNCES MOZZARELLA CHEESE
or cheddar cheese, shredded, for garnish

Directions

Brown ground beef and ground pork sausage with onions and garlic in a large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add bell pepper and smoked sausage chunks. Continue cooking 5 to 10 minutes, then reduce heat to low and drain fat. Blend in spices and tomatoes. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in kidney beans.

In a bowl, blend a little reserved bean liquid with corn meal to consistency of pancake batter. Mix with chili and simmer 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Spoon into serving bowls and top generously with shredded cheese. Serves 12.