Chili for the Onion Hater
- Ready In:
- 28hrs
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
10-12
ingredients
- 1 cup dried kidney beans
- 1 cup dry pinto beans
- 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 2 (16 ounce) cans tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 lb ground beef (or other ground meat)
- 1⁄2 onion, pureed
- 1⁄2 cup celery, diced
- 1 cup mushroom, sliced
- 1⁄4 cup chili powder, My Special Chili Powder
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 whole garlic cloves
- 2 -4 garlic cloves, crushed (or to taste)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 2 tablespoons spicy salsa (or to taste)
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
directions
- Soak beans overnight (up to 24 hrs). Drain and rinse.
- Cook soaked beans in 12 cups water, with pureed onion, 2 whole garlic cloves peeled, and 1 tbsp chili powder for 2 hours, until beans are tender. Add more water to keep beans covered if needed.
- Drain beans and reserve liquid.
- Brown ground beef until no longer pink, drain.
- Mix tomatoes, tomato sauce, and paste together in crock pot.
- Add spices, salt, pepper, garlic, salsa, ketchup and mix well.
- Add beans, celery, mushrooms and beef.
- cook on high for 2 or more hours, add some of the reserved liquid from cooking the beans if it gets too thick (I use about 1/2 the liquid).
- The spice amounts are just a guide line, add as much or as little as you like to suit your tastes.
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I am a stay at home mom with 2 boys. They are my pride and joy, and I am always trying to find new healthy foods to feed them. I love to cook, and my family loves to eat!!! So I spend a lot of my time trying new recipes out on them.
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