Sweet Italian Chili Recipe Foodcom

EASY ITALIAN-STYLE CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Brown meat and onion in large saucepan; drain.
• 2. Add tomato sauce, undrained tomatoes, water, pasta, beans, 1/4 cup cheese and chili powder; stir. Cover; cook on medium heat 10 to 12 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.
• 3. Sprinkle with remaining cheese just before serving.

SWEET ITALIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in a dutch oven.
• Drain and return to pan.
• Add bell pepper, parsley, onion and celery.
• Saute until onion is clear, approximately 5 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients and simmer 1-1/2 to 2 hours.

SWEET CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground round in Dutch oven/pot over medium-high heat. (There is no need to add any oil to Dutch oven. Initially, the meat may stick a bit, but will unstick as you stir it and its juices are released.) If there is any grease in pot after browning, drain meat in colander and add to pot again.
• Add ALL of the remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste and cook, at a simmer, for 1 to 1 ½ hours, or until chili is thickened to your taste. (If chili is getting too thick, dribble in a little boiling water) Remove bay leaf before serving.
• Serve at table with garnishes.
• Note: I cut the onion up into chunks along with the green pepper and garlic and minced them in my mini-processor.

ITALIAN CHILI

Steps:

• saute sausage in oil in a large pot or dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• When brown, add onion, pepperoni and garlic; cook 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomato paste and saute 1 minute.
• Deglaze with wine and vinegar; reduce until nearly evaporated.
• Add tomatoes and broth, bring to a simmer, and cook 20 minutes.
• Stir in beans and seasonings, and simmer until heated through, 5 minutes.
• Serve Chili garnished with sour cream and basil sprigs.

ITALIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until no longer pink. Meanwhile, in a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, onion, red pepper, water, celery, broth, chili powder, Italian seasoning, sugar, garlic and salt. , Drain beef mixture; add to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until vegetables are tender. , Add the beans, mushrooms, zucchini and parsley. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Sprinkle with cheese if desired.

ITALIAN STYLE CHILI

Steps:

• Crumble ground beef into a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, and cook, stirring, until beef is evenly browned. Drain grease, if necessary.
• Pour in the spaghetti sauce, water, sugar, tomatoes, mushrooms, pepperoni, bouillon, chili powder and kidney beans. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, to blend flavors.

ITALIAN STYLE CHILI (VEGETARIAN)

Steps:

• Warm olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion, garlic cloves and green pepper. Saute for about 8 minutes and then add kidney beans, stewed tomatoes, chili powder, oregano, cumin, worcestershire, corn and hot sauce. Simmer for about an hour until thickened and flavors have melded. Season if necessary. Serve over rice.
• *VARIATION : if using ground soy burger, saute it in the beginning with the onion/garlic/pepper combo.

BEST DAMN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, bell pepper, Anaheim pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic in the hot oil until softened.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; add Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder. Crumble bouillon cubes over beef and add beer. Continue to cook , scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet, until liquid is hot, about 3 minutes. Stir beef mixture into pepper mixture.
• Stir crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and wine to the beef mixture. Season with chili powder, 2 tablespoons cumin, brown sugar, pepper sauce, basil, paprika, salt, oregano, and black pepper. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium-low. Cover and simmer until meat and vegetables are very tender and flavors have developed in the chili, about 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Mix kidney beans into beef and vegetables. Continue to simmer until beans are hot, about 30 minutes more.
• Blend sour cream, cilantro, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cumin in a food processor until smooth. Serve sour cream mixture with chili.

HEARTY ITALIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef, sausage, onion and green pepper over medium heat until the meat is no longer pink; drain. , Add remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

CROCK POT ITALIAN CHILI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and sausage over medium heat until no longer pink.
• In crock pot, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, onion, red pepper, water, celery, broth, chili powder, Italian seasoning, sugar, garlic and salt.
• Drain beef mixture and add to the crock pot.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Add the beans, mushrooms, and parsley.
• Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• Serve with cheese if desired.

ITALIAN CHILI

Steps:

• Brown sausage in large Dutch oven. Cook until no longer pink.
• Add onion and bell pepper and cook until vegetables are soft.
• Add minced garlic, beans, tomatoes, water and seasonings.
• Simmer for approximately 1 hour on medium-low heat.
• Ladle into bowls; top with shredded mozzarella cheese and serve immediately.
• NOTE: As written, this makes a huge amount. I had a lot to put in the freezer.

SWEET & SPICY CHILI

Steps:

• Partially brown the sausage in a separate pan, some of it will still be pink, and drain the excess moisture/grease.
• In a large soup pot, over high heat, add sausage, tomatoes, beans, and chili powder.
• Bring to a boil, lower heat to medium.
• While this boils, chop the peppers. (I used 2 poblanos, and 3 small bell peppers.).
• Add these to the pot as well. Stir thoroughly, add cocoa.
• Lower heat to simmer, about 1.5-2 hours, uncovered.
• The mixture should thicken.
• Taste, and add more chili powder if desired.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Spray large pot with no-stick spray.
• Heat oil over medium heat.
• Remove sausage from casings and mash with fork to break up into small pieces When almost browned, add veggies and garlic and cook 3-4 minutes-drain any visible fat.
• Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and spices.
• Bring to boil and simmer 30 minutes.
• Add corn and kidney beans and simmer another 30 minutes.

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.

ITALIAN-STYLE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat.
• Add in ground beef, Italian sausage meat, onion, garlic, chili flakes and bell pepper; cook until the meat is browned breaking up meat with a spoon while cooking; drain fat.
• Add in spaghetti sauce, beef broth or water, tomatoes with juice, mushrooms, pepperoni, bouillon powder and chili powder and cumin; bring to a simmer over medium heat.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, stirring occasionally (add in a little more water or broth if the mixture is too thick).
• After 1 hour of cooking season with salt and pepper and add in kidney beans, continue cooking for 30 minutes more (or a little longer).
• At the end of cooking stir in the cheddar cheese or you may sprinkle on top in place of the Parmesan cheese.
• Ladle on top of cooked spaghetti, then sprinkle with Parmesan cheese to taste.

EASY SWEET CHILI

Steps:

• Crumble ground beef into a skillet over medium heat. Stir garlic, oregano, chili powder, and basil into the beef; cook and stir until beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Combine light red kidney beans, dark red kidney beans, diced tomatoes, and corn in crock of a slow cooker. Stir cooked ground beef into the bean mixture.
• Cook on Medium-Low for 2 hours. Stir sugar into the chili and continue cooking as long as you can wait, at least 6 hours. Season with salt and black pepper to serve.

SWEET SURPRISE CHILI

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, brown beef in oil in batches. Remove and keep warm. Add sausage and onion to the pan; cook and stir over medium heat until meat is no longer pink. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. , Return beef to the pan; stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-3/4 to 2 hours or until beef is tender.