Today is my dear husband’s birthday and in honor of him I’m posting one of his recipes- The Perfect Chili!! I’m so thankful to have this guy in my life. He truly follows God which means he’s a truly wonderful husband and father to our family.
So, even though I’m a born-and-raised Texan, I have a secret. I don’t usually love chili. I mean, layer it on with Fritos and cheese for a Frito pie (yes, that’s a thing!) and I’m game, but getting excited about eating just a plain bowl of chili? Not usually for me.
Until. This past week, my husband made the BEST chili I’ve ever eaten. Seriously, just the right amount of spiciness where it had that “chili” flavor, but not too spicy for the kids. I did still use fixins (Saltines and cheese this time) but I do believe I could have eaten this plain. The second day, I had it over a baked sweet potato. That was yum as well!
If you’re like me and don’t usually puffy heart chili, I hope you’ll give this one a whirl!
(And thanks to my son Landon for providing the meat for this chili! He’s quite the deer hunter!)
- 1.5 lbs. ground meat (we used venison)
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- ⅓ cup chili powder
- 1 28 ounce can of diced tomatoes (don't drain)
- 1 can Rotel tomatoes w/ green chilies
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 2 Tbs. minced garlic
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1 Tbs. cumin
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 1 Tbs. sugar
- 1 Tbs. ketchup
- 1 cup water
- optional: 2 cans drained kidney beans
- Brown meat, reserving drippings. Add meat and drippings to a slow cooker along with the rest of the ingredients. Cook on low for at least 4 hours, stirring every hour. Taste and add more seasonings if desired.
- The longer it cooks, the better it tastes!
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This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing it. My husband LOVES Frito pie, but we also like to eat it plain with sour cream and cheese. One of our favorite ways to eat it, especially if we need a hearty meal that stretches to feed several, is served over elbow pasta! I can’t wait to try this recipe!!
This is the perfect time of year for some good chili! Can’t wait to try your recipe out! Thanks for sharing with us at Your Designs This Time!
Emily & Erin
Look at you! A new blog design since I was last here for a visit, and a chili recipe that I pinned and I’m gonna make tonight. Thanks for saying HI Bliss on FB today. I have so little time to read my Bloglovin feed any more when folks stop in it acts as a reminder to swing in and see what they’ve been up too.
I love chili and I love left over chili to, we always make a big batch and freeze some, I am not a liker of kindey beans so I’d give them a miss, thanks for sharing #weekendpotluck.
I love chili, and it’s getting colder! Thank you for linking up to Creative K Kids’ Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party. I have pinned your recipe to our Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest Board.
This sounds great! Its so cold here right now and I wouldn’t mind cuddling up with this in my hands to warm up from the inside, and the baked potato sounds like an amazing idea 🙂
Great looking Chili. I am working on recipe now for a Chili cook off later this month. Happy bday to your husband. Thanks for sharing with us at Throwback Thursday. Hope to see you again this week.