Grandpa Peterson's Chili recipe

Cooking Time

About 45 minutes (and definitely worth it)

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Serving Size

Serves about 6 as a primary dish, 12 as a secondary dish. Refrigerate to eat later.

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How to Serve

Eat out of a bowl or on a slice of wheat bread

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Ingredients


2 lbs ground chuck beef (80 lean-20 fat) or venison or ground turkey
1 full finely cut up onion (optional to the weak of heart)
small slice of butter to coat bottom of skillet (optional)

2 cans chili beans
2 cans kidney beans
1 small can of tomato sauce
1 bottle of Heinz chili sauce
2 (small?) cans of diced tomatoes
1 frozen pack of mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn)

1 pack of elbow macaroni

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Kitchen Materials

Skillet to brown 2 lbs of meat (optional if you brown the meat in the pot instead)
Large pot (1.5 gallon or larger)
Medium pot to boil water for the pack of elbow macaroni

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Directions

1. Brown meat in a pot (or skillet, then add to a pot after browning) with the chopped onion using medium high heat. (Cooking with the onion adds flavor to the meat.) You may want to use some water or butter on the skillet to prevent the meat from sticking. After the meat has finished browning, drain the fat and add the meat to the pot.
(~15 minutes)
--2 lbs ground chuck beef (80 lean-20 fat) or venison or ground turkey
--1 full cut up onion

2. Add the remaining ingredients (except the elbow macaroni) to the pot with the meat and cook on medium high. Stir every few minutes. Make sure nothing burns on the bottom of the pot by scraping the bottom of the pot with the stirring spoon.
(~10 minutes)
--2 cans chili beans
--2 cans kidney beans
--1 small can of tomato sauce
--1 bottle of Heinz chili sauce
--2 small cans of diced tomatoes
--1 frozen pack of mixed vegetables (peas, carrots, corn)

3. While the ingredients in the pot are warming up, prepare the macaroni in a separate pot following the directions on the bag. (Bring the appropriate amount of water to a boil, then add the macaroni and stir occasionally until the macaroni is soft.)
(~10 minutes, but overlaps the previous step)
--1 pack of macaroni

4. Once the macaroni is soft, add it to the pot with the meat, beans, etc. Stir and simmer on medium heat (down from medium-high heat) for about five minutes. Serve when ready. Feel free to taste it before serving.
(~ 5 minutes)