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Chili with cheese and cornbread in a bowl on the counter

Easy Winter Chili Recipe

This quick and easy recipe, made with basic simple everyday ingredients is sure to keep you and your family warm on cold winter nights.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people

you will need

  • Crock Pot

ingredients
  

  • 1 Green Pepper finely chopped
  • 1 Red Pepper finely chopped
  • 1 Yellow Pepper finely chopped
  • 1 Orange Pepper finely chopped
  • 2 Cans Sweet Corn Do Not Drain
  • 1 Can Dark Red Kidney Beans Do Not Drain
  • 1 Can Light Red Kidney Beans Do Not Drain
  • 1 Stick Butter
  • 2 lbs Hamburger Meat 75-80% lean (You want the Grease) Do Not Drain
  • 1 Packet Chili Mix
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tbsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tbsp Mesquite Seasoning
  • 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Pepper
  • 1 tbsp Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 Onion Optional

instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS:
    1. Put your crockpot on high. Add both red and dark kidney beans into the crock pot. Dump out 3/4 off the juice from can and keep about 1/4 of the juice.
    2. Finely dice up all your green peppers. Add butter to pan on medium heat. Dump your cans of corn (do not drain) and your peppers. Sprinkle your salt, pepper, onion, and garlic powder onto the vegetables. Sauté on medium heat for about 10 minutes.
    3. Brown your hambuger meat in a pan, sprinke you mesquite seasoning over meat once it has browned. Do not drain the grease. Now add the meat to the crockpot.
    4. Next add you vegetables, chili powder, brown sugar, and cayenne pepper to the crockpot and stir.

notes

Once all of you ingredients are added, leave the crockpot on high for 2-3 hours. Then decrease temperature too low or warm until you are ready to serve. 
Top with cheese and sour cream. 
Keyword Chili, Chili Recipe, Winter recipe