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Smokey Bacon Chili

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Ingredients
  

  • 6 slices of bacon cubed
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 1 red pepper diced
  • 1 green pepper diced
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder Reduce by half for a milder spice
  • 2 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 14 ounces fire roasted tomatoes
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • Sea salt and ground black pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. In a large dutch oven, cook the bacon over medium heat.
  2. Add onion, red pepper, green pepper, and garlic. Cook until tender.
  3. To the vegetables, add ground beef, garlic powder, chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Cook until the ground beef is browned, breaking with wooden spoon into smaller pieces.
  4. To the beef, add diced tomatoes and tomato sauce.
  5. Let simmer for 10 minutes, or until desired consistency is achieved.
  6. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  7. Stir and eat