Football Chili

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 130 min
Servings: 10
Yield: 10 servings

Description

This award-winning chili recipe loaded with chili beans and ground beef is perfect for football-watching days. Serve with shredded cheese and oyster crackers.

Ingredients

2 pounds lean ground beef
2 green bell pepper, diced
1 large sweet onion, diced
1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice
3 (14 ounce) cans mild chili beans (such as Brooks®)
2 (14 ounce) cans hot chili beans (such as Brooks®)
1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle dark beer
6 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon garlic salt
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3 bay leaves

Directions

1 Heat a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot stockpot until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain. Add green bell pepper and onion to ground beef; saute until vegetables are tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
2 Stir tomato juice, mild chili beans, hot chili beans, beer, chili powder, garlic salt, vinegar, allspice, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves into ground beef mixture. Cover stockpot with a lid and simmer at least 2 hours.