Foodie Friday My Chili For A Crowd

 
My Chili For A Crowd
This recipe is adapted from tasteofhome. 

We have found for our crowd that this recipe doesn't last and is devoured the same night. 😋 Over the years of making this chili we have, I believe, perfected it with different additions to the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds ground beef
• 1 pound Johnsonville brand hot Italian sausage
• 1 pound Johnsonville brand smoked kielbasa, halved and sliced
• 2 cans (28 ounces each) diced tomatoes with green chilis, undrained
• 6 cans total (15-16 ounces each) one can each of: black beans, pinto beans, great northern white beans, dark red kidney beans, light red kidney beans, small red beans; rinsed and drained
• 2 large onions, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 6 fresh jalapeño peppers, seeded and sliced
• 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
• 1 can (12 ounces) tomato paste
• 2/3 cup hickory-flavored barbecue sauce
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground mustard
• 2 teaspoons instant coffee granules, dark roast if you can find it
• 1 teaspoon each dried oregano, thyme and sage
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Directions:

1. In an 8-qt. pot or Dutch oven, cook ground beef over medium heat until no longer pink, drain the fat.
2. In the same pot with the ground beef cook the spicy Italian sausage until no longer pink.
3. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat and cover with lid.
6. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
7. Enjoy!

Tips:

In my opinion this chili is good all by itself, but if you want to add more to it here are some additions that are also good.

• You can add sour cream to make it less spicy, if you like. It also makes it more creamy.
• I like to add fresh diced avocado.
• You can add shredded cheese too. Sharp cheddar, pepper jack, or Mexican style are my favorite.
• Corn chips sprinkled in it give it an added crunch.
• If you have some left over chili you can add it to Mac n' Cheese for Chili Mac or over corn chips with cheese for Nachos.