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chili

Recipe by
Sharyn Barbiea
Newport, KY

This was my mom's recipe. Not sure where she got it. When my sister and i were growing up we hated the beans in the chili. So unknown to us my mom would put the beans in the blender and them add them to the chili. Neither one of us knew this until we were both grown.

yield 8 or more
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 6 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For chili

  • 3 lb
    ground beef or ground turkey
  • 6 md
    onions, yellow, medium
  • 1 tsp
    garlic powder
  • 3 Tbsp
    cider vinegar
  • 2 can
    large tomato sauce
  • 2 can
    tomato soup
  • 8 Tbsp
    chili powder, medium to hot
  • 1 tsp
    black pepper
  • 2 tsp
    oregano, dried
  • 1 tsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • 2 can
    red kidney beans
  • 3 tsp
    dry mustard
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 8
    dried red peppers
  • 4 can
    water, soup can

How To Make chili

  • 1
    Put kidney beans in blender and mix until smooth
  • 2
    Mix all ingredients together. Stir in the beginning to break up ground beef
  • 3
    Cook in slow cooker 6 hours
  • 4
    At the end you can add cooked spaghetti or macaroni if you choose. You can also add the pasta uncooked but this makes it very thick and you might need to add more water.
  • 5
    When reheating it I use V8 juice to thin it down to desired consistency.
  • 6
    You can reduce the amount of chili powder and red peppers to taste.
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