Dk's Hybrid Chili

Name: Dk's Hybrid Chili
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 lbs 93% lean ground beef; 2 medium onions, diced; 2 -3 tablespoons chopped garlic; 1 1/2 green bell peppers, chopped; 1 red bell pepper, diced; 2 small zucchini, diced; 1/4 cup chopped cilantro; 1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained; 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes; 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed; 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed; 2 packages chili, mix (Wick Fowler or Carol Shelby(seasoning only. Dont follow directions on the boxes!); fat free cheddar cheese, light sour cream, cilantro and chopped onion to garnish

Submitted by D2thaK

"Half rich beefy chili, half veggie chili, this recipe is the best of both worlds! I combined one batch of beef chili with one batch of veggie chili in the same pot. Beef to make my husband happy and veggies to make his heart happy!"

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photo by linguinelisa

Ready In:: 50mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 12

ingredients

2 lbs 93% lean ground beef
2 medium onions, diced
2 -3 tablespoons chopped garlic
1 ¹⁄₂ green bell peppers, chopped
1 red bell pepper, diced
2 small zucchini, diced
¹⁄₄ cup chopped cilantro
1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
2 packages chili, mix (Wick Fowler or Carol Shelby(seasoning only. Dont follow directions on the boxes!)
fat free cheddar cheese, light sour cream, cilantro and chopped onion to garnish

directions

Spray a large stockpot with cooking spray.
Brown ground beef in pan.
While beef is browning, chop/dice onions,garlic, peppers, zucchini and cilantro. Set aside.
When beef is no longer pink, drain and rinse with hot water to remove any remaining fat. Set aside.
Rinse and dry stockpot.
Spray stockpot again with cooking spray.
Add chopped veggies to pan and saute until limp.
Add cilantro, corn, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and both beans.
Stir to combine.
Fill tomato sauce can and diced tomato can with water and add to pan.
Stir in seasonings from both chili mix packages. (I omit the salt and only use 1 package of red pepper.) Set the 2 packages of masa aside.
Cover and simmer until you can't stand the smell! If needed, mix masa with water and add to the chili to thicken a few minutes before serving.
Enjoy with fat free cheddar cheese, light sour cream, additional cilantro, chopped onion or anything else you choose!

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Reviews

Excellent chili recipe! I cut the recipe in half and used a can of black beans, 8oz. can of tomato sauce and most of a 16oz. can of tomatoes. You could also add shredded or finely diced carrots and chopped mushrooms to the chili if you like. My package of Carrol Shelby chili mix had only 1 packet of red pepper......I used about 1/2 of it, it wasn't very hot. Also only had 1 packet of salt, if I had one thing to do over I would use it on the hamburger as it is browning and the vegetables are they are sauteeing. Thanks for posting. Made for Spring Pick-A-Chef 2013.

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D2thaK

I've been married 26 years to my DH. We've lived all over the US and in Scotland. We've finally made our way back to our native Texas about 6 years ago. I've been collecting recipes for most of those years so I'm really glad to have this site to store some of my favorites. I grew up cooking classic Texas and Tex Mex foods.One of my favorite cookbooks is "Texas Home Cooking". It is full of what I consider to be the very best versions of all the classic Texan and Tex-Mex recipes. I'm trying to learn more healthy food prep and recipes these days, so I frequently try to lighten up my standard, go-to recipes.

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