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Kiss and Tell Chili
Recipes
Kiss and Tell Chili
8 servings
1 hour, 30 minutes total (Active 30 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 3 ribs celery
  • 1 large sweet onion
  • 1 large green bell pepper
  • 1 large jalapeño pepper
  • 1 lb mild Italian chicken sausage links
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • ¼ cup chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • ½ teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1 (16 oz) can pinto beans
  • 1 (15 oz) can seasoned black beans
  • 1 ½ cups cola
  • 1 (28 oz) can diced fire-roasted tomatoes
  • 2 (14.5 oz) cans stewed tomatoes
  • 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate morsels
  • Accompaniments such as sour cream, shredded cheese, and saltines (optional for serving)

Steps

    1. Halve celery ribs width-wise. Chop onion and bell pepper coarsely; chop jalapeño finely, discarding membranes and seeds if desired. Remove casings from sausages; place sausage and beef in large stockpot on medium-high (wash hands). Brown 4–5 minutes, stirring to crumble meat, until no pink remains. Remove from pot and drain excess fat.
    2. Return pot to heat; add onions, jalapeños, and garlic. Cook and stir 2–3 minutes until vegetables are tender. Return meat to pot; stir in chili powder, sugar, paprika, cumin, crushed red pepper, and ground red pepper.
    3. Drain pinto beans only, then smash with a fork. Add pinto beans, black beans, cola, tomatoes, tomato sauce, celery, and bay leaves to pot. Bring chili to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until flavors are blended and sausage is 165°F.
    4. Remove celery and bay leaves; stir in chocolate until melted. Serve with accompaniments, if using.

Amount per ⅛ recipe serving: Calories 360, Total Fat 9g, Sat Fat 3.5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 80mg, Sodium 1390mg, Total Carb 44g, Fiber 9g, Total Sugar 19g, (Incl. 10g Added Sugars), Protein 31g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 10%, Iron 40%, Potassium 25%