Damn Good Chili

By adriennehannis

It is Easy — so easy you can sleepwalk through it at 5am and have lunch ready by 6am!
It is Very Customizable and Packs some Major Vegetable Punch in One Pot– flexible with the ingredients you have on hand, and efficient.
It is Damn Good.


That is quite the trifecta, I think — so here we go.

Ingredients

• 2 TBS Fat of Choice
• 1 Large Onion
• 3-4 Medium Carrots, small dice
• 1-2 Small Zucchini, small dice
• 2 Small Yellow Squash, small dice
• 1.5 lbs Ground Beef
• 2 Cloves Garlic, chopped
• 2 Tablespoon Chili Powder
• 1 Tablespoon Paprika
• 2 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
• 2 teaspoons Cumin
• 1 Tablespoon Salt
• 2 teaspoons Pepper
• 1 14 oz can diced tomatoes with their liquid
• 1 14 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 Cup Beef Broth
• 1 Tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
• 2 Bell Peppers (any color), small dice

Details

Adapted from hollywouldifshecould.net

Preparation

Step 1

1.Heat Fat of Choice in large, heavy bottomed pot over medium heat
2.Add Onion, Carrots, Zucchini and Yellow Squash and cook up until they get soften, about 5-7 minutes
3.Add ground beef in to brown and break up into crumbles with spoon. Continue until beef is mostly cooked
4.Add garlic and all seasonings through salt and pepper and toss with the meat and the vegetables
5.Add diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, broth and apple cider vinegar
6.Bring pot up to a boil and then reduce heat to simmer
7.Simmer, mostly covered but with lid a little cocked for 45 minutes
8.Add bell peppers
9.Simmer with the lid completely off for 15 more minutes
10.Serve with toppings of your choice — My recommendations are: avocado, black olives and diced scallions. YUM!