Ingredients

  • 4 slices turkey bacon, finely chopped
  • 2 14 cups onions, finely chopped divided (about 2 medium)
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 lb 97% lean ground beef
  • 1 lb lean stew meat, cut into 1/4-inch dice
  • 12 ounces beer, Budweiser (substitute with fat free beef broth)
  • 1 (14 1/2 ounce) Del Monte zesty jalapeno pepper diced tomato, un-drained
  • 1 (14 1/2 ounce) Del Monte crushed tomatoes with mild green chilies
  • 1 (14 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
  • 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Gebhardt Chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 12 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon onion powder
  • 14 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 14 teaspoon black pepper
  • 12 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder
  • 12 teaspoon dried chipotle powder
  • 12 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 2 tablespoons dried onion, minced

Method

  • Assemble both of your spice dumps in two individual bowls, cover the 2nd spice dump with plastic wrap and set aside.
  • Chop bacon, onion and garlic.
  • Cook bacon and onions in a large pot over medium heat 5 minutes or until browned.
  • Uncover and stir in garlic; cook for 1 minute.
  • Increase heat to medium-high; add ground beef and stew meat to the onion mixture.
  • Cook 5 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumble ground beef.
  • In a crock pot, add beer OR beef broth.
  • Stir in both cans of tomatoes, tomato sauce, black beans, Worcestershire sauce and Spice Mix Dump 1.
  • Cook on low for 4-8 hours.
  • One hour before you are ready to serve, add in Spice Mix Dump 2.
  • Stir well to combine.
  • Raise crock pot to high and cook for an additional hour with the lid slightly vented to allow some evaporation of the juices.
  • SERVING SUGGESTIONS & LEFTOVERS: Serve with 2% sharp cheddar cheese, fresh diced onion, lite sour cream and crackers, if desired.
  • Leftovers are great for chili pizza topped with 2% cheddar, baked and then topped with fresh scallion and lite sour cream.
  • Also, Chili Joe sandwiches topped with cheddar.
  • And the old standby- Frito's topped with chili, chopped onion, jalapenos, cheddar and sour cream.