Hope you guys got some quality football viewing in this Sunday! The Browns were VICTORIOUS as was my first ever attempt at making chili!
Any time I’m trying out a new dish, I like to find a fairly basic recipe to help guide me through the process. After some googling, I decided to go with this recipe for “easy chili” because it had a high rating and because any recipe that has “easy” in the title gets extra brownie points in my book. And I think we all know how I feel about brownies by now.
Even with this “easy” recipe in hand, there were a couple of obstacles I needed to overcome: I happen to LOATHE kidney beans and the BF happens to LOATHE red meat. Yet, we both claim to LOVE chili. ??? I’m not sure how that works exactly, but it reminds me of being a picky eater as a kid and refusing to try guacamole just because it was green. Kermit said it best. It ain’t easy being green.
Anyway, this morning I played the role of over-accommodating mother and tweaked the chili recipe to eliminate BOTH red meat and red beans.
Here’s what I came up with:
First up, I sautéed the turkey, chicken sausage, green pepper, onion, and garlic until the meat was cooked through, then threw everything into a hot crockpot and mixed in the seasonings until it all jived together:
Then I oh-so carefully diced up the jalapeno.
Oh, in case you were wondering, YES, those are rubber gloves I’m wearing. There was a time when I chopped jalapenos with my bare hands, but that all changed after an unfortunate accident I had last summer involving me scratching my nose after slicing up a jalapeno.…
Alriiighhhhtttt… Perhaps I was picking my nose…
Whatever the case may be, it resulted in my inner nostril being subjected to 15 minutes of firey hell.
Absolute kitchen horror.
So now I chop jalapenos with gloves, which means I’m free to pick my nose whenever my heart desires
Once the jalapenos were chopped, I tossed them into the crock along with the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and beans and let everything simmer away for a few hours.
Jarrod decided we needed to add ALL THE FIXIN’s, so we topped our chili with some crushed Fritos, raw onion (NECESSITY), and a bit o’ cheese.
Jarrod actually took these pics! It was pretty funny to see him hovering over his bowl with the camera doing that funny shuffle food bloggers tend to do when they are trying to find a strategic and interesting angle on their dish. For those who aren’t familiar, it usually involves digging you elbow into your rib cage for added camera stability and sticking your butt out as you slowly squat down until you reach the optimal distance from your plate.
Just me?!
I also made some jalapeno corn bread. This wasn’t anything extraordinary – just the recipe on the back of the cornmeal container plus a few slices of jalapeno on top.
Stats on 1/6th of chili recipe (no fixings): 284 calories, 37g carbs, 3g fat, 30g protein, 10g fiber
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I looooove making chili - I use turkey burger, black beans, corn, and also elbow mac -- it's always a hit!
Yours turned out great and perfect for game day =)
Ha love the gloves!! :)
That looks ridiculously tasty. I've had two attempts with chili and neither panned out. I may need to muster up another try!
This one def turned out tasty! The leftovers were even better... even if it wasn't much.
I am so excited to make chili this weekend! It's my favorite football food to make. Yours looks delightful.
I love the in-depth description of the food photographer at work- sounds comfortable! haha And tell your man those photos turned out great. They worked their magic and I am now drooling.
x krystie
Haha.. I would, but he's already got quite the large head. I worry about his neck breaking from all the weight :-/
My boy is a huge fan of chili. I might have to give this recipe a go. I love your description of taking food pictures - spot on!
You are smart to wear the gloves. I didn't once while chopping habeneros and accidentally touched my eye. Needless to say that was one thing I hope never to do again.
OMG that is HORRIBLE!!!
This Chili looks delish! I love the new pic on the top of your website, so tasty looking
Thanks!! Can't go wrong with taco salad :D
Great recipe! and I definitely LOLed when I read your description of how food bloggers take pictures...so true :)