Football Chili

A fantastic chili that builds up in heat as you eat. Perfect for football. I won a chili cook off with this recipe. I make it in this size batch so I can freeze the leftovers. A friend gave me this recipe over 10 years ago and I have tweaked it over time. Serve with shredded cheese and/or oyster crackers. It is also good over pasta.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 412 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice
• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle dark beer
• 1 large sweet onion, diced
• 6 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 green bell pepper, diced
• 3 (14 ounce) cans mild chili beans (such as Brooks®)
• 2 (14 ounce) cans hot chili beans (such as Brooks®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot stockpot until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Add green bell pepper and onion to ground beef; saute until vegetables are tender, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 2

Stir tomato juice, mild chili beans, hot chili beans, beer, chili powder, garlic salt, vinegar, allspice, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves into ground beef mixture. Cover stockpot with a lid and simmer at least 2 hours.