The BEST Spicy Chili
This chili recipe is delicious and can be tweaked for a lighter version (my favorite way to make it). If there's something in the chili you don't care for, leave it out - and if there's an ingredient you love in your regular chili, throw it in. That's the beauty of chili....it can be whatever YOU love.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- 1 lb hot Italian turkey sausage
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 jalapeno chopped (optional)
- 1 serrano pepper chopped (optional)
- 2 15 oz cans of medium chili beans drained
- 1 15 oz can of mild chili beans drained
- 1 15 oz can of hot chili beans not drained
- 1 28 oz can of diced tomatoes
- 1 28 oz can fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 6 oz can of tomato paste
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tbsp oregano
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 cup light beer
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- Texas Pete hot sauce
- sour cream
- shredded cheese
- saltine crackers Fritos, tortilla chips, etc.
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Brown the ground turkey. Remove the sausage from casings and add it to the turkey as well.
- Once browned, add chopped onion, red and green bell peppers, and garlic.
- Add the cans of beans, tomatoes, and tomato paste. Stir well.
- Add chili powder, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir well and then add the 1/4 cup of beer. (You can use water if preferred.)
- Let the chili sit and simmer for 30-45 minutes or longer.
- At this point, I usually take out 1/3 of the chili and add it to another pot to simmer separately. This is the kids chili - aka, the non-spicy chili. If you like a mild chili, you don't have to separate but can instead serve the chili just like this.
- If you like a spicier chili like me, you can add one chopped jalapeno and one chopped serrano - as well as the cayenne pepper - and let it all simmer.
- *I find the serrano pepper is not as spicy as a jalapeno but does give good flavor. If you are making the mild chili, you can still add this pepper and your chili will not be spicy. *
- I love saltine crackers with my chili but that's just because that's what I grew up eating with chili. Add you favorite toppings and crackers/chips. Enjoy!
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