Sweet and Spicy Chili Recipe

If you're not cooking for a big crowd, you might want to halve this recipe. After two decades of making this recipe, I've finally perfected it in every way!

Course dinner

Keyword sweet and spicy chili

Cook Time 3

Servings

Calories 373kcal

Author Ang Paris

Equipment

Skillet
Food Processor
Large stock pot or slow cooker

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 green pepper large
1 sweet onion large
1-2 jalapeno peppers
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 40 oz can of red kidney beans
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
1 28 oz can tomato puree
28 oz water
2 lbs lean ground beef
½ teaspoons coriander
1 teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoons salt
½ teaspoons pepper
1-½ teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
2 teaspoons honey
½ cup mashed sweet potato optional, but adds sweetness and helps to thicken
3 tablespoons barbecue sauce - I use my own Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce Recipe

Instructions

In a skillet heat up the olive oil. Simmer the onions and green peppers until tender. (You can chop or dice your vegetables depending on how chunky you like your chili. I like to put mine in the food processor so I don't have any big chunks.)
2 teaspoons olive oil, 1 green pepper, 1 sweet onion, 1-2 jalapeno peppers, 1 teaspoon minced garlic
Transfer the cooked vegetables into the pot. Add the raw ground beef and use a spatula to break it up a little.
2 lbs lean ground beef
Add the crushed tomatoes and tomato puree. Rinse the cans and dump that water into the pot as well (no more than about one 28oz can total).
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes, 28 oz water, 1 28 oz can tomato puree
Add the beans, including the water in the can, to the stockpot.
1 40 oz can of red kidney beans
Stir in the sweet potato - you could leave this out, but we had a little extra leftover, and it helps thicken the chili and adds a bit of sweetness to the flavor. Other vegetable purees would be good in this too, like squash, pumpkin, carrot or even zucchini.
½ cup mashed sweet potato
Add the seasonings.
½ teaspoons coriander, 1 teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoons pepper, 1-½ teaspoons chili powder, 1 teaspoon paprika, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
Stir in the honey and the barbecue sauce.
2 teaspoons honey, 3 tablespoons barbecue sauce - I use my own Sweet & Spicy Barbecue Sauce Recipe
Cover and let simmer for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally.

Notes

Slow Cooker Instructions

This easy beef chili recipe can also be made in a slow cooker.

Cook the ground beef, onions, and peppers and transfer to the crockpot.
Add in the remaining ingredients and stir to combine.
Cover and cook on LOW for 4 hours or on HIGH for 2 hours.

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