An Easy Chili Recipe That’s Great for Superbowl

My favorite time of year is just around the corner. The Superbowl is just around the corner. It’s not because I love football, but because I love the competition to see who can make the party’s most talked about “dish.I have a recipe sure to be a winner. I found this easy chili recipe on cooks.com. I have a quick tip for this recipe. Preparing the chili the night before helps in two ways. Firstly, this will save you a lot of time the day of the party. Second, when you reheat the chili the following day, it helps the flavors meld to their spicy best.

 

Ingredients:

1 sliced pepperoni stick (Try Volpi’s Gourmet Pepperoni)

10 oz. Italian sausage

1 lb. ground beef

1 onion

1 green bell pepper

2 cloves garlic

1 c. red wine

½ c. Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp. each dry mustard and celery seed

2 tsp. chili powder

6 c. fresh tomatoes

1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans

1 (15 oz.) can kidney beans

1 (15 ½ oz.) can garbanzo beans

Jalapeno chili peppers to taste

 

Brown cut up sausage in same pot with the pepperoni. Be sure to poor off the fat from the pot and set aside. Brown the ground beef; drain and set aside. Cook onion, pepper, garlic and chili pepper in pot for 2-3 minutes. Mix in the wine and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer 10 minutes.

 

Stir in mustard, celery seed, chili powder, salt and pepper to taste. Simmer 10 minutes.

 

Mash tomatoes with hands. Next, add these to the pot along with the meats. Heat it until boiling, simmer for 1/2 hour covered while stirring occasionally. Stir in beans and their liquid into the chili. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 1 hour.

 

This chili has great flavor and has just the right amount of kick to it. I like this recipe because it’s easy to find Italian sausage recipes, but it’s rare to discover a chili recipe that uses Italian meat. The best place to find Italian meats is at Volpi Foods, America’s oldest and most prestigious producer of authentic Italian meats. This company’s hand-crafted meats add the perfect flavor to any meal!

 

Don’t forget to offer a variety of cheeses and oyster crackers to put in the chili. For a change of pace, add macaroni noodles. Adding noodles can really enhance the chili, depending on what you want for your dish.

 

There you have it! Have a little contest. Challenge your friends to guess the “secret ingredient” in the chili. To add some competition, set aside a container of the chili as a prize for the winner. I will bet you no one will guess that you used spicy Italian meats. This year’s bitter weather is no match for this hot chili. Cheer on your favorite NFL team with this delectable dish!