New Year’s Eve Chili

Posted: October 9th, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Dinner | 3 Comments »

Ingredients:

1-2 lbs (depends on how much you like) meat (whatever kind you prefer i.e. ground turkey, ground beef, cubed beef, etc.)

2 medium onions, chopped

4 carrots sliced thin or a bag of shredded carrots

2 garlic cloves, peeled and pressed

4 strips bacon, diced

2 10-ounce cans beef consommé (you can use beef broth instead)

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce

1-3 T. chili powder (depends on how hot you want it)

1 tsp. dried basil

1 tsp. dried oregano

1 15-ounce can pink, kidney or pinto beans ( I use two cans of different kinds)

salt to taste

lime juice (optional)

MIX INS

tortilla chips

shredded cheddar cheese or cheddar cheese substitute

green onions, with tops chopped

sour cream or sour cream substitute

Cook meat.  In a large saucepot, cook bacon until almost crisp. Add onions and carrots and sauté until tender, about ten minutes.  Stir in garlic, chili powder, basil, oregano, consommé (beef broth) , and tomato sauce. Bring to a simmer and add cooked meat.  Cover and cook ½ hour.  Stir in beans (do not drain them if chili is too thick) and taste for seasoning, adding salt and lime juice if preferred.  Simmer 10-15 minutes longer and serve in bowls with tortilla chips, cheese, green onions and sour cream as condiments.

Note: I have never tried adding the lime juice.  After we put it in bowls, we also have separate bowls of mix ins that everyone can choose what else they want to add.  This is a great recipe for entertaining or just for yourselves.

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