Jen's Hearty Three Meat Chili

You have never had chili like this before! I am always being asked to make it for football games or just anytime friends and family get together! It is a compilation of many recipes I have tried over the years. Betcha' you've never had chili like this before!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 2 hr
• Total Time: 2 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 620 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 cups water
• ½ onion, chopped
• 1 pound ground beef
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper
• salt and black pepper to taste
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) bottle dark beer
• ¼ cup chili powder, or to taste
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste (Optional)
• 1 ½ pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained (Optional)
• 1 pound hot or sweet Italian sausage

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook and stir sausage in a large skillet over medium heat until browned. Drain; place sausage in a pot large enough to hold all ingredients. In same skillet, cook and stir onion with ground beef over medium heat until beef is browned and onions are tender; drain and add to the large pot.

Step 2

In same skillet, cook and stir stew beef over medium heat until browned. Without draining, pour stew beef into the large pot.

Step 3

Pour tomatoes, beer, and water into the pot with meats. Stir in chili powder, red pepper, white pepper, sugar, and cinnamon. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Simmer until stew beef is very tender, at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding more water as needed. If you prefer a thicker chili, thicken as needed with tomato paste. If using kidney beans, add them 10 minutes before serving, just in time to heat through.