Chili Today, Flames Tomorrow

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 lb tomato
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb chicken thigh, boneless skinless, cubed small
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 green zucchini, chopped
• 3 jalapenos, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 4 tablespoons chili powder, new mexico (no blends)
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 2 teaspoons cumin
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 30 ounces canned black beans, don't drain
• 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
• 6 ounces beer

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 place tomatoes on a cookie sheet and roast in oven for 20 minutes remove frim oven and let sit 5 minutes.
• 3 puree tomatoes in a blender.
• 4 in a large dutch oven (cast iron), heat oil to hot on high heat.
• 5 add ground beef and cook until mostly brown.
• 6 add chicken and season with salt. cook until chicken is mostly brown.
• 7 add veggies and cook until onion is welted, about 5 minutes.
• 8 add tomato paste and mix well. add tomato puree and mix well.
• 9 add seasonings and mix well. add remaining ingredients and mix well.
• 10 lower heat to simmer and simmer for at least a hour (the longer the better).
• 11 serve.