Game Day Beef & Bean Chili Via. Rachael Ray

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 lbs lean ground chuck
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/3 cup dried ancho chile powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• coarse salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained
• sour cream, for topping
• grated cheddar cheese, for topping
• pickled jalapeno pepper, chiles for topping
• sliced scallion, for topping

Recipe

• 1 in a large dutch oven, heat the oil over high heat. working in batches, brown the beef for 5 minutes. transfer to a plate.
• 2 pour off all but 2 tablespoons of fat from the pot. add the onions and stir over medium-low heat until soft, 8 minutes. stir in the garlic and 3 cups water, scraping the pan. return the meat to the pot. stir in the chile powder, cumin, oregano, 1 tablespoons coarse salt, 112 teaspoons pepper and the cayenne; cook over low heat for 5 minutes. stir in the tomatoes and tomato sauce. cook, stirring, for 40 minutes.
• 3 skim the fat from the surface. stir in the beans and cook for 5 minutes. serve with the toppings.