Beef Sausage Chili Recipes

BEEF & SAUSAGE CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat crockpot.
• In a large skillet cook sausage over med-hi until crumbled and no longer pink. Transfer to slow cooker. Drain all but 1 T. fat from pan.
• Add beef to pan and brown in batches. Transfer to slow cooker.
• Reduce heat to medium and add onions. cook until soft. Add garlic through habanero pepper to pan. Cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes, reserved juice, beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Bring to a boil.
• Pour mixture over meat in crockpot and stir well.
• Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or Hi for 4-5 hours.
• Add cheese and stir until it melts OR garnish with shredded cheese.
• Garnish with chopped green onions.
• NOTE: Habanero peppers are VERY HOT. I usually leave them out, however the original recipe calls for the. Use with caution!

CHILI WITH SAUSAGE, BEEF AND BEANS

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, set aside.
• Cook sausage whole, lightly burning the skin on all four sides.
• Remove sausage from pan, Slice into relatively thick (1 cm) slices, and then slice those in half. Return to pan and cook until each piece is lightly burnt.
• Saute onions and garlic until onions are slightly wilted.
• Add all ingredients to a large stew pot, simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with cheddar cheese, sour cream, and fritos as desired.

HEARTY SAUSAGE CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute sausage and peppers in oil until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. , Stir in the tomatoes, beans, chili sauce, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes or until heated through. Serve with sour cream if desired.

CHILI WITH BACON AND SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Place bacon in a Dutch oven and cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Remove bacon to a paper-towel lined plate and drain most of the grease from the pan.
• Brown ground beef and sausage in the remaining bacon grease. Add bell peppers, serrano peppers, onion, and garlic. Add bacon and cook until meat and sausage are browned and peppers are tender, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Add marinara sauce, chili beans, chicken broth, water, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for at least 1 hour.

CHUNKY PORK AND BEEF SAUSAGE CHILI

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours (or high heat setting 3 to 5 hours) or until pork is tender.

CHEF JOHN'S ITALIAN SAUSAGE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir hot Italian sausage, mild Italian sausage, onion, and a pinch of salt together in the pot, breaking up sausage with a wooden spoon. Cook until sausage is browned and crumbly, and most of the liquid is evaporated, about 10 minutes.
• Stir ancho chile powder, paprika, cumin, ground black pepper, chipotle chile powder, and oregano into sausage mixture; saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Pour water and tomato puree into sausage mixture, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook on a steady simmer until sausage is tender, about 45 minutes. Add water as necessary and skim any fat that floats to the top.
• Stir cannellini beans, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper into sausage mixture. Simmer until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes. Season with salt to taste.