Sweet and Spicy Ground Beef Chili

This sweet and spicy chili made with ground beef, kidney beans, and tomatoes is perfect for your next party or tailgate--serve it as a main dish or an appetizer with chips.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 40 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 341 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 bunch celery, chopped
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 4 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
• 3 (12 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 (29 ounce) can light red kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (29 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, undrained
• 6.5 pounds ground beef
• 2.5 tablespoons chili powder
• 1.5 yellow onions, finely chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season ground beef with salt and pepper; cook and stir in batches in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes per batch. Remove meat to a colander to drain and then set aside in a large bowl. Drain and discard grease from skillet between batches.

Step 2

While meat is cooking, combine stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar, and garlic salt in the bowl of a food processor; blend until smooth.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a 16-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add celery, onions, green pepper, red pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic. Cook and stir until vegetables have softened and onion has turned translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add reserved meat, stewed tomato puree, and undrained light and dark red kidney beans. Simmer for 1 hour.