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Monday, October 3, 2011

Chill Chili

Oh fall, you certainly crept up on me.  Can you believe it is October?  This is my favorite time of the year and I feel like I am going to be missing it.  I don't want to think about snow any time soon.


There has been a chill in the air the last few days and all I can think about is soup and stews.  Mr. J is not a big of soup.  For him it is something that comes in advance of the main course.  I don't know about how things go in your household but I just don't have time to prepare multi-course meals.  Normally,  I will make a soup on the weekends and then have it for lunch the rest of the week.  Mr. J is spared the supposedly non-filling dish for dinner.  Chili on the other had has meat in it.  If I top it off with some beans there is no way he can complain that it is not worthy of main course status.

Super Fast Chili

Ingredients:
1 green pepper, roughly chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic, diced
1 fresh jalapeno, sliced
1 can diced tomatoes
1 8 oz can tomato paste
3/4 LB ground beef or turkey
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 tsp chipolte powder
1 Tbsp crushed red peppers

1. Saute onion and green peppers until they soften.  Add garlic and jalapenos, cook for about 1 minute.

2.  Add ground beef and cook till almost done.  Then add beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and spices.  Mix together until combined.

3.  Cover and cook for about 5-10 minutes depending on how hungry you are.  Serve topped with cheese and corn chips.

7 comments:

  1. I can't believe it's October... I miss the 80 degree weather. :(

    But, the best part of this season is the delicious food such as this chili... yummers!
    I like that it's super fast! :)

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  2. I really like the chipotle powder in this recipe and the fact that you include jalapenos - I have a hard time calling it chili without jalapenos in it...

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  3. Chili is perfect for the fall weather! This is my favorite time of year also!

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  4. It's still too hot here for chili but I want some anyway and now you've just reminded me... Yum.

    And the festival looks so fun! Why didn't I go? (oh yeah. far away. But still!)

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  5. I love fall and I love chili. Looks delish!

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  6. The chili looks delicious! Fortunately, Honey Bunny likes both chili and soup as a meal!

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  7. Wow this chilli looks amazing - and of course being an Indian nothing is too hot or spicy for me ;)
    I love your blog!!!

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru
    Latest: Fresh Fruit Tart

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