Cha-Cha Chili

Name: Cha-Cha Chili
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground pork; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 stalk celery, chopped; 2 poblano peppers, seeded and chopped; 3 -5 garlic cloves, minced; 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package of mccormicks chili seasoning mix; 1 -2 tablespoon chili powder; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 1 (14 ounce) can chicken stock; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed (optional); 1 (11 ounce) can corn, reserve liquid; 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes with juice; 1 -5 chipotle chile in adobo, chopped (optional); green onion, chopped; shredded cheese; sour cream

Submitted by riffraff

"This recipe has just evolved over the years. It's more of stew than a chili in my opinion. Everyone always loves it. You can make it as hot or as mild as you family likes. We usually have crackers or cornbread with it."

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Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb ground pork
1 medium onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 poblano peppers, seeded and chopped
3 -5 garlic cloves, minced
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package of mccormicks chili seasoning mix
1 -2 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 (14 ounce) can chicken stock
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed (optional)
1 (11 ounce) can corn, reserve liquid
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes with juice
1 -5 chipotle chile in adobo, chopped (optional)
green onion, chopped
shredded cheese
sour cream

directions

Cook meat, add onion, celery and poblano about halfway through.
You may have to a dd a little oil if it starts to stick.
Add salt and pepper to meat so it will not be bland, we are building flavors here.
Add garlic near the end, be careful not to burn as it will be bitter.
Sprinkle McCormicks (packaged chili mix) and chili powder over meat and veggies and stir well.
Cook over medium heat for a minute or so.
Pour in chicken stock, canned tomatoes with juice and add chipoltles (this is how you control the heat), if using.
Cook down for 15 or 20 minutes.
Add rinsed beans and corn (with juice).
To make this a soup: Add 2 more cans of stock.
Top with green onion, cheese and sour cream.

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Reviews

First I apologize with being late on my review. Dang you know how I am! But I have to tell you, you did me quite the honor here. Ok I'm not keen on ground chicken or turkey....It's a mental thing, but you proved me wrong! I did not tell my family that it was ground chicken. (they get it from me) instead I said it was a different kind of chili (california chili) LOL Which was fine with the man as he likes the beans added. (sigh) At any rate I was thrilled with the results and flavor! Will be making often. How can anyone resist with a name like that? Riff it really is fantastic girl! Thank you for thinking of me! It's perfection! And your right it is (nearly) as pretty as me! LOL You've got to try this people!

Just Cher
This was a very good chili, a little different with the addition of the corn and black beans. I made a directed, using 2 chipotle chilies to add just a bit of heat.

Ginny Sue
A great change from the usual run-of-the-mill chili. Using chicken broth instead of tomato sauce made it taste like enchilada sauce, which I happen to love! I used ground turkey and my DH said he could not tell that it was not beef. I did add 1Tbs.of flour to my turkey after it was cooked in order to thicken the chili. I left out the celery, added a can of pinto beans in addition to the black beans, and added the can juices from the beans and the corn. 4 chipotle peppers made it nice and spicy. I will definitely be making this again!

Corn Maiden
I tried this with ground turkey, no poblano, celery,corn, or chipotle. Also, I used a can of diced tomatoes and chickpeas (instead of black beans). This is good. I may try it again if I can find a recipe for chili seasoning mix (I don't see the point in buying anymore premade mixes - they usually use things I have on hand anyway).

mle234
Really good! I like the fact that there is chicken broth - it makes it not as rich as some chilis that are all tomato sauce. This was just as good the next day of leftovers. YUM!

sly28198

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Tweaks

A great change from the usual run-of-the-mill chili. Using chicken broth instead of tomato sauce made it taste like enchilada sauce, which I happen to love! I used ground turkey and my DH said he could not tell that it was not beef. I did add 1Tbs.of flour to my turkey after it was cooked in order to thicken the chili. I left out the celery, added a can of pinto beans in addition to the black beans, and added the can juices from the beans and the corn. 4 chipotle peppers made it nice and spicy. I will definitely be making this again!

Corn Maiden