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When you are a married stay-at-home Dad of two growing boys and the family is living on one (small) paycheck you learn how to be frugal. Being frugal dose not mean that a little competitive fun is out of the question, so when my wife informed me about the chili competition at her work, I just had to enter. Now I'd never entered any kind of cooking competition, so I had my work cut out for me.
I headed to the store with a shopping list, $10, and a dream. Shopping without a list is a no no on a tight budget, so I wrote my list and headed off to Wally World (Wal-mart for those of you that don not live in Oklahoma.) The $10 was for my chili fixin's and a 2 liter of Dr. Pepper, (my wife has to have her Dr. Pepper.) And the dream was to pound my chest, make grunting noises, and loudly declare to the world that I am a winner, I AM A WINNER!
Here is my chili recipe:
- 1 med onion (chopped)
- 1 green bell pepper (chopped)
- 2 pounds ground chili meat
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 2 Table spoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 Table spoons minced garlic
- 1 10oz can milder or regular Rotel
- 1 15oz can Hunt's seasoned diced tomato sauce for chili
- 1 8oz can tomato sauce
- 1 packet "Old Hammett Chili Seasoning "
- 1 cup beef broth
Add chili meat, sausage, onion, green pepper, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, and garlic to a BIG pot. Cook until meat is browned. Drain fat (got to watch our figures.) Return meat to pot, add remaining ingredients and simmer covered for 30-45 minutes. Serve and eat. For best flavor put in refrigerator over night.
Sounds simple doesn't it? It is, and boy is it gooooood!