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Rainy Day Chili

Staci at Random Sweets
This is a make-it-like-you-like-it chili recipe. Use whatever spices, beans, and meat you like, adding as much or as little heat as you can stand. There are no measurements for the spices because it is to-taste.
4 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs ground sirloin or ground beef
  • 1 medium yellow onion , finely diced
  • 15 oz red beans, drained and rinsed
  • 30 oz chili beans with sauce
  • 30 oz kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 15 oz tomato sauce
  • 138 oz tomato juice, 3 (46 oz) cans
  • BBQ sauce
  • Worcestershire sauce
  • prepared yellow mustard
  • cayenne pepper
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • garlic powder
  • onion powder
  • ground cumin
  • hot chili powder
  • onion salt
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Instructions
 

  • Season the ground beef with onion salt (to taste) and cook with chopped onion until meat is no longer pink. Drain. 
  • In a large stock pot add the beef and all the beans and the tomato sauce, BBQ sauce, mustard and Worcestershire (all to taste), stirring to combine.
  • Add the cans of tomato juice and then add the spices. Stir until well combined. 
  • Cook until piping hot. Top with shredded cheese, sour cream, and diced red onions.
Keyword chili, food for a crowd

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