Super Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 ounces chicken sausage (maple flavor preferred)
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 8 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1 chopped jalapeno
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/4 cups fruity red wine
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, undrained and coarsely chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
• 1/4 cup red onions (optional) or 1/4 cup green onion (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot, combine crumbled chicken sausage with onion, bell pepper, garlic, and sirloin.
• 2 cook over medium-high heat until sausage and sirloin are browned.
• 3 add in chili powder, brown sugar, cumin, tomato paste, dried oregano, ground pepper, thyme, red pepper flakes, salt and bay leaves.
• 4 stir in wine, tomatoes and kidney beans then bring mixture to a boil.
• 5 cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• 6 garnish with red or green onion and cheddar cheese. serve with simply naked pita chips.