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Chili

Ingredients

  • ½ C finely chopped onion
  • 8 oz beef sausage (cut into small pieces)
  • 1 can mild chili beans (30 ½ oz)
  • 1 can pinto beans (15 oz, drained)
  • 1 can northern beans (15 oz, drained)
  • 1 can petite diced tomatoes (14 ½ oz, drained)
  • 1 can nacho cheese soup (10 ¾ oz)

Instructions

  • In the preheated 5 qt. cast iron Dutch oven brown onions and sausage.
  • Add all beans, tomatoes and cheese soup to the pot.
  • Stir until mixed well.
  • Return the Dutch oven to the fireplace swing arm.
  • Heat the chili with lid on occasionally stirring and adjusting pot over flames to acquire and maintain desired temp until chili is hot.
  • This chili recipe goes so well with our cornbread recipe!

Notes

  • Don’t have a swing arm and/ or a fireplace to cook this chili recipe with? Use our Dutch oven in your brick oven using the same recommended temps. (I’m planning a future soup recipe made in the brick oven to show in detail how this is done!)
  • For more heat add medium or hot canned chili beans.
  • For safety when handling hot heavy cast iron cook ware always use gloves rated for high heat such a Welders gloves.
  • Try using a poker stick when moving the swing arm in the fireplace back and forth.
  • I cook with the lid on to heat the soup faster and also to help avoid ashes or other debris from finding its way into the pot!