Almost just like Skyline Chili

This ol’ girl is my favorite. She’s a workhorse, but the best for soups and stews. I hope she never dies.

Here are the secret ingredients. I understand your fears. But they are fantastic in this recipe. I promise.

Not the best photo, but doesn’t that chili look fantastic!?!?

Because it is fall now, and it is cold out (and by cold I do mean it is getting down into the 40’s) – I figured it was time to share this recipe. After all, you may need to put on a big pot of some kind of hot and steamy soup or stew for the family over the holidays! If you like the flavors of Skyline Chili, you should definitely try this! If you don’t know what Skyline Chili is, you should definitely try this. It is a good diversion from the normal chili, consisting of chili powder and peppers and kidney beans. Please don’t let the cocoa and cinnamon scare you away – it really is super yummy!

Almost just like Skyline Chili

(this recipe was found on the chewnibblenosh blog, but I edited it for my purposes! )

Ingredients:

3 cups low-sodium beef broth
1 1/2 (16 oz.) can tomato sauce
3/4 cup tomato paste
3 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
3 Tbsp. chili powder
3 tsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp. ground cumin
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ground cloves
2 tsp. ground allspice
salt and pepper to taste
1 large yellow onion, diced
3 lbs. lean ground beef
1 large can of pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
1 can of red kidney beans (drained and rinsed)

Instructions:

Brown the beef, then add and cook onion. drain the fat from the beef. Stir together the rest of the ingredients (only half of the beans), then combine with beef and onion mixture in a large pot. after cooking a short time, use a “magic wand” and mash up the ingredients until there’s no chunks. Add the rest of the beans and simmer for a while.