My Mom’s Classic Chili

Name: My Mom’s Classic Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 2 medium; 2 2 teaspoons salt; 2 to 2 ½ 2 to 2 ½ pounds ground beef or lean ground turkey; 3 large cans 3 large cans (29-ounces each) pinto beans; 46 46 ounces tomato juice; 1 (8-ounce) 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce; 1 1 cup ketchup; 2 2 bay leaves; ½ ½ cup water; ¾ ¾ teaspoon garlic salt; ½ ½ teaspoon pepper; 1 1 tablespoon chili powder; ¼ ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 1 tablespoon brown sugar

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Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings
12 servings
Course
Soup
Cuisine
American

My Mom’s Classic Chili

Iris Warren

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Ingredients

Servings

2 2 medium or 1 large yellow onions, diced
2 2 teaspoons salt
2 to 2 ½ 2 to 2 ½ pounds ground beef or lean ground turkey
3 large cans 3 large cans (29-ounces each) pinto beans rinsed and drained
46 46 ounces tomato juice
1 (8-ounce) 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 1 cup ketchup
2 2 bay leaves
½ ½ cup water
¾ ¾ teaspoon garlic salt
½ ½ teaspoon pepper
1 1 tablespoon chili powder
¼ ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper plus more if you want the chili spicier
2 2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 1 tablespoon brown sugar

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Instructions

In a large 12-inch nonstick skillet, brown the ground beef (or turkey) with the onion and salt until the meat is cooked through. Drain excess grease, if needed.
In a large pot, combine the pinto beans, tomato juice, tomato sauce, and ketchup. Stir in the bay leaves, water, garlic salt, pepper, chili powder, cayenne, cumin and brown sugar.
Add the cooked meat/onion mixture.
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring, then reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, over medium-low heat for an hour (or up to 4-5 hours), stirring occasionally. Add additional salt and pepper to taste, if needed, before serving.

Notes

For a Slow Cooker Version: brown the meat and onions in the first step but instead of a pot, combine the rest of the ingredients in a large slow cooker. Stir in the meat and cook on low for 5-7 hours. I've also subbed in stew meat for the ground beef and it is delicious also (I don't precook it, I throw in the meat cubes and onions with the other ingredients and cook it on low for about 8 hours).
Amount: this recipe can be easily scaled down.

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Serving 1 Serving Calories 597kcal (30%) Carbohydrates 69g (23%) Protein 37g (74%) Fat 21g (32%) Saturated Fat 8g (40%) Cholesterol 67mg (22%) Sodium 903mg (38%) Fiber 20g (80%) Sugar 12g (24%)