Sweet Sausage Chili

• servings: 10 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Ingredients

8 strips bacon, diced

1lb ground beef

1lb sweet italian sausage

1 white onion, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

32oz kidney beans, drained

32oz white beans, drained

28oz crushed tomato

1 cup ketchup

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tbsp Worcestershire

1 tbsp dijon

1 cup water

3 tbsp chili powder

1 tsp smoked paprika

1 tsp cumin

2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Directions

In a large dutch oven, cook the bacon until crispy. Using a slotted spoon, let dry on paper towel. Set aside. Empty bacon grease.

Add white onion to dutch oven and cook 2 minutes. Then add in ground beef and Italian sausage and saute until fully cooked through, breaking up chunks of meat.

Stir in minced garlic and cook an additional minute.

Add in beans, tomato, ketchup, brown sugar, worcestershire, and dijon. Mix until well combined. Stir in water.

Add chili powder, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper. Stir. Then add bacon crumbles.

Bring chili to a simmer, and simmer for 1/2 hour, stirring every ten minutes. Add more water if needed.

Serve with cheese & sour cream or greek yogurt.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 cup
• Calories: 954
• Total Fat: 19.9 g
• Saturated Fat: 4.9 g
• Trans Fat: 0.1 g
• Cholesterol: 52 mg
• Sodium: 2286.4 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 142.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 32.1 g
• Total Sugars: 43.2 g
• Protein: 54.2 g