Beth's Hail Mary Chili

Name: Beth's Hail Mary Chili
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef (at least 10% fat for maximum flavor); 1 lb ground hot sausage; 1 large green pepper, chopped; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 fresh jalapeno, minced; 3 fresh garlic cloves, minced; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans; 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans; 1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree; 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste; 3 cups water; 2 teaspoons cumin; 3 teaspoons chili powder; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Submitted by Chef Beth

"I call this Hail Mary for two reasons. #1, it was during football season and #2, I was making it for a chili competition at work and had never used this particular combination of ingredients before...it was totally an experiment and I was just trusting that it would come together and be good. By gosh, it was ! I won second place out of about 10 entries."

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 18
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

1 lb ground beef (at least 10% fat for maximum flavor)
1 lb ground hot sausage
1 large green pepper, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 fresh jalapeno, minced
3 fresh garlic cloves, minced
1 (15 ounce) can black beans
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
3 cups water
2 teaspoons cumin
3 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon black pepper
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cayenne pepper
¹⁄₂ teaspoon cinnamon

directions

Brown meats, then combine all ingredients together and cook on stove (or slow cook in crock pot) until peppers & onions are soft and liquid has reduced to your preference. I like to cook it very slowly for a few hours, but you can cook it faster and it'll still be good.