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Bob's Little Known, Less Cared About Chili

Savory, smoky, easy-to-make chili. Sometimes I add a can of corn, too. Maybe have some sweet corn bread muffins with honey on the side. You could use black beans, pinto beans, pink beans, or small red beans in place of the kidney beans.
Total Time1 hr 15 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6
Calories: 516kcal
Author: mbauche

Ingredients

  • 0.5 lb thick cut bacon chopped
  • 1 large yellow onion chopped
  • 1.5 lbs. ground beed

Instructions

  • Cook bacon and onion together in a large pot over medium heat until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef, garlic and cumin to the pot; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
  • Stir kidney beans, diced tomatoes, water, chili powder, liquid smoke, salt, black pepper, and hot pepper sauce into the beef mixture; bring to a simmer and cook until thick, about 1 hour. Skim excess grease if desired.