By Jessica Knowlton
This is an easy and delicious recipe for a cold day. You can use ground beef or half ground beef and half sausage. The sausage gives it a little more flavor. I love serving it with cornbread muffins or French bread slices. It’s a hit with my family. My two year old even eats it!
Quick and Easy Chili
Ingredients
- 1 28 oz. can of pork and beans
- 1 15 oz. can of dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 15-oz. cans of tomato sauce
- 1 pound ground beef OR 1/2 pound ground beef and 1/2 pound Jimmy Dean Italian sausage
- 1/2 to 1 whole onion (depending on how much you like onions)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 5 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
Instructions
- Combine pork and beans, kidney beans, and tomato sauce in medium saucepan and simmer.
- Brown hamburger, onion, and garlic. Drain.
- Add sugar, chili powder, and cumin to the meat.
- Add meat mixture to the bean mixture, and mix well.
- Simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through.
- Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top when serving (optional).
Mmm – looks delicious. I make mine pretty similar except I use low/no sodium products and I’ve never tried using pork and beans – usually kidney or chili beans. If I can find no/low sodium pork and beans I will give it a try next time and I had not thought of using half sausage – good idea. I always use cumin in my chili and tacos, it’s a favorite flavor of our family. Thanks for sharing your recipe.