Kyle's Chili Recipe #1

Hello again.... I told you I'd post the chili recipe!

Like I said yesterday, Ky and I are not so good with recipes. We just seem to be able to throw things together and have good results most of the time. However, a few months ago Kyle made an AMAZING zucchini and sausage stew with mushrooms and tomatoes and spices. However, we didn't write down the recipe, and never got it to taste quite right again.

Hence why we got the pretty new recipe book to record/comment on what we make at times:

The Ingredients

Meats

• Hot Italian Sausage (1 lb)
• Ground Turkey (1 lb)

Produce

• Roma tomatoes (12)
• Celery (3 stalks)
• jumbo white onion (2)
• green peppers (2)
• habanero pepper (2)
• serrano pepper (1)
• jalapeno pepper (1)

Preserved

• evoo (1 T)
• frozen corn (8 oz)... fresh can be used when in season
• kidney beans (1 15.5 oz can)
• pink beans (1 15.5 oz can)
• diced green chilies (4 oz)
• low-sodium beef broth (3 cups)
• pace chunky salsa (16 oz)

Spices

• garlic powder (1 T)
• minced garlic (1 T)
• black pepper (1.5 t)
• paprika (1/8 t)
• ground cumin (1.5 t)
• Italian seasoning (1 T)*
• cayenne pepper (2 t)
• celery salt (3/4 t)
• chili powder (1 T)

* We only use this when using Italian sausage.

Preparation.

1. De-case sausage and place in a dutch oven with turkey over medium heat. Stir often to add in crumbling/browning the meat

2. While meat is browning, de-seed and finely dice all SMALL peppers, then place in skillet with evoo

3. After 2-3 minutes, add in garlic

4. Let the peppers and garlic cook while coarsely chopping green peppers and onions

then add them to the peppers

5. Dice celery, and also add to pan, and continue to stir occassionaly

6. Once meat is browned drain excess fat and liquid into a can

7. Cover meat with beef broth, and let it and the veggies cook while you prepare the rest of the meal

8. Chop tomatoes and place them in the crock pot along with corn

9. Add both cans of beans to crockpot after draining half the liquid from each can

10. When veggies are tender, add them to crock pot

11. When meat is fully cooked, drain 1/2 the liquid in the dutch oven and add the rest to the crock pot

12. Measure out spices, and blend thoroughly

13. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, or low 6-8 hours.

In terms of our comments, we thought we added the garlic too early so it burned slightly, even though it did not affect the taste negatively. Also, we loved cooking with our fresh, deli made italian sausage. It brought a whole new level of flavor!

If you try it, enjoy! Also know that you can tinker with the meats, veggies, and spices you use to your liking!