Cuddle Up Chili

I love making chili in the fall and snuggling up under a blanket on the couch with loved ones while we eat chili, corn bread, and watch the beloved Broncos! Serve with yummy sweet corn bread.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 359 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 lime, juiced
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers
• 1 (16 ounce) can chili beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 dash hot sauce, or to taste
• ¼ onion, chopped, or to taste
• 1 (16 ounce) can hot chili beans

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, onion, and garlic in the hot pot until ground beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Mix chili powder, cumin, onion powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper into ground beef.

Step 2

Stir tomatoes, hot chili beans, chili beans, tomato sauce, green chile peppers, jalapeno peppers, lime juice, and hot sauce into ground beef mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until flavors blend, at least 30 minutes.