Lone Star Beef Chili

By AzGrannie3

Ingredients

• 6 ounces thick-cut bacon, diced
• 1 1/2 pounds beef chuck for stew
• 1/3 cup chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 1 green pepper, cored and diced
• 2 sweet red peppers, cored and diced
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
• Sour cream
• Sliced scallions

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 129mins
Adapted from familycircle.com

Preparation

Step 1

Heat a large heavy stockpot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook, stirring frequently, 8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Increase heat to high and add beef to pot. Brown 3 minutes. Turn over and brown 2 minutes more. Reduce heat to medium and stir in chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Cook 1 minute. Return bacon to pot along with onion, peppers and garlic. Cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add crushed tomatoes and 2 cups water. Bring to a simmer and reduce heat to medium-low. Partially cover pot and continue to cook for another 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally and adjusting temperature as needed so chili doesn't burn.

Uncover and stir. Serve topped with sour cream and scallions.

Servings Per Recipe: 6 PER SERVING: 489 cal., 25 g total fat (10 g sat. fat), 153 mg chol., 1120 mg sodium, 18 g carb. (5 g fiber), 50 g pro.