CHILI RECIPE 
Here is a sure crowd pleaser. this is a chili recipe that can be cooked either on the stove or in a slow cooker/crock pot. My dad always made the best chili, but he refused to put tomatoes in it. I personally love tomatoes in my chili recipe. He, on the other hand, thinks it is crazy to add tomatoes to your chili. So, I have taken his recipe and made it more Chef Bek friendly.

Happy Eating!

1 lb. ground beef or stew meat, browned and drained
1 medium onion, diced
1 small or 1/2 large green pepper diced
1 small or 1/2 large red pepper diced
1 can rotel - Mexican flavored diced tomatoes with chilies
1 can black beans
1 small can tomato paste
1 can dark beer
4 tsp. ground chili powder
2 tsp. cumin
1/2 square Bakers unsweetened chocolate

Brown beef, peppers, and onion. Drain off any grease. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Add the beans last.

Bring to a boil, and reduce heat to VERY low. Cook with the lid off for an hour. Then cook 1 hour with the lid on. Cook on VERY low!

To kick it up, add a tiny bit of cayenne pepper or jalapeno.

Serving Suggestions:

Add grated cheddar or Jack cheese on top. Add a dollop of sour cream, or Ranch dip. Add a squeeze of fresh lime juice and 2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro (chopped). Serve over a handful of Fritos or Tortilla chips. Serve over a bed of cooked pasta with cheese, sour cream, and jalapenos.

Tips from Chef Bek:

Slow Cooker/Crock Pot Chili Recipe - brown meat, drain. Add ALL ingredients to crock pot and cook for about 4 hours.

Bek Davis (Chef Bek) is a trained chef and a work at home mom.

Submitted by: Chef Bek

recipe reviews
Chili Recipe
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 Joan D. says:
This recipe has too much chocolate; that's all you can taste. (I made it according to the directions above.)

I am going to make it again, this time with 1/4 of a square (that is half of a RECTANGLE, which is half of an individually-wrapped SQUARE) of unsweetened chocolate and see if it turns out better.
 #83831
 Donna (Texas) says:
I have never heard of putting chocolate in chili. I make a similar chili recipe, but w/o the chocolate and it is great.
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 John Lane (Philippines) says:
Chef Bek, I haven't found Rotel here is the Philippines. I will make this tomorrow. I'll have to use pinto beans, diced tomatoes. Wife has a friend that processes cacao beans so I'll try fresh chocplate. I'll make it as close to your recipe as possible. Looks good.
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 Katherine McKillop (Alberta) says:
"Trained Chef"??? Maybe in Her own mind... NOT a great Chili...

 

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