Ingredients
Method
Stovetop
- Place your diced bacon in the bottom of a large dutch oven or stockpot
- Start cooking over medium heat, stirring occasionally so the bacon doesn't stick
- Continue cooking until your bacon is browned (approximately 5-6 minutes)
- Add your onion and peppers and stir well allowing to cook for 5 minutes
- Add your ground beef (or pork, or 50/50), hug in a mug coffee, paprika, garlic, chili powder and salt and pepper stirring well
- Continue breaking up the meat while it cooks until cooked through
- Add your fire roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, and tomato paste and stir well
- Allow your chili to continue to cook for 10-15 minutes for all the flavors to meld together
- Serve immediately or turn the heat down to low and let it simmer until ready
- Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days or freeze in ziplock bags for easy meals for up to 6 months
Instapot
- Press the saute button on the instapot
- Add your bacon and beef (or pork, or 50/50) and stir often until cooked through
- Add all of your remaining ingredients and lock the lid on the instapot
- Press the keep warm/cancel button and then the meat/stew button
- Ensure the steam valve is closed
- Once the chili is done, the instapot will switch to keep warm automatically
- You can allow the pressure to release naturally or use the quick release
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days or freeze in ziplock bags for easy meals for up to 6 months
Crockpot
- Cook your bacon and beef (or pork, or 50/50) in a large skillet over medium heat until no longer pink
- Transfer your cooked meat, including the fat into the bottom of your crockpot
- Add all of your remaining ingredients, mix well and cover
- Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours
- Serve immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days or freeze in ziplock bags for easy meals for up to 6 months
Notes
This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled by just adjusting all ingredients
