Thursday, March 5, 2015

Snow Day Chili!


It has been snowing here all day today so we had no school and it seemed like the perfect day for chili. Normally we make chili the lazy way from a can but today I decided to make my own chili. I used this recipe from Betty Crocker. Because my family (myself included) is pretty picky, we don't normally like a lot of chucks of tomatoes, onion, or peppers so I adapted this recipe a little so that there were less chunks. 

First, I defrosted 2 lbs of cooked ground beef (We buy a lot of ground beef at once then cook it all and thaw it when we use it) and put it into a (very) large crock pot.
Then I sauteed 1/3 cup of chopped onion and added it to the crock pot. 
Then I added three 15 oz. cans of plain tomato sauce, one 14.5 oz. can of diced tomatoes and green chilies, and one 16 oz. can of red kidney beans. Next I added spices.
Two teaspoons of onion powder,

one quarter teaspoon of garlic powder,
two tablespoons of chili powder,
one and a half teaspoons of ground cumin, 
and half a teaspoon of salt and pepper. ( 1 tsp each)
Then, after stirring it up, I covered the crock pot, turned it on low, and let it simmer for approximately six hours. 

Then we finally sat down to eat. It was delicious! Way better than the canned chili we usually buy. The only downside to this is the fact that it takes six hours. However, the ingredients really only need to be heated up because the meat is already cooked. So really the six hours only makes the chili a little more flavorful, it isn't entirely necessary. Let me know how it turns out if you make this and tweet me a picture @natt_beth
-Natalie


14 comments:

  1. Mmmm! That chillie looks good!
    ~Emily

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  2. looks so good !!

    i am now hungry

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  3. I love this post! I never know what to do on a snow day, now I have a new recipe to try out! xx

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  4. I am utterly jealous, I live in Australia, so no snow for me :(
    Also, for some reason whenever you comment on my blog I cant reply? Do you know how I can fix this haha.
    x noirbeanie.blogspot.com.au

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    1. Aww that sucks you'll have to visit somewhere with snow one day. And no I don't know why you can't reply, thats too weird! Well if you ever wanna say anything feel free to email :) natalieelizabeth.williams@gmail.com

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  5. This looks so yummy! Will definitely have to try! x
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  6. This looks great, I must give it a try ! Xx

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  8. What a cozy dinner! I love opening cans and throwing them in! It is so easy!
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