Chili Recipes for Your Next Picnic

Hot Dog Chili
Ingredients: onions, butter, ground chuck, chili powder, paprika, crushed red peppers, garlic salt, kosher salt, and pepper.

Basic Chili
Ingredients: ground beef, medium onions, green bell peppers, can (1 pound 12 ounces) tomatoes, can (8 ounces) tomato sauce, chili powder, salt, cayenne pepper, paprika, and can (15-1/2 ounces) kidney beans.

Red Chili Con Carne
Ingredients: whole dried red chile pods, hot water, cloves garlic, oregano, salt, cooking oil or shortening, medium yellow onion, sirloin steak or stew beef, flour, water, and cans (8 ounces each) tomato sauce.

Chipotle Green Chili
Ingredients: butter, pork tenderloin, salt, cracked black pepper, yellow onions, jalapeno chile, dried New Mexico green chiles, minced garlic, roasted Chipotle chiles, grated Pepper Jack Cheese, and flour tortillas (6-inch).

Basic SW Chili
Ingredients: olive oil, cloves garlic, onions, round beef steak, chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt, dried New Mexico chilies, beef broth, can pinto beans, grated Longhorn-style cheddar cheese.

California Pork Chili
Ingredients: dried kidney beans, pork tenderloin, butter, olive oil, cloves garlic, yellow onions, whole cumin seeds, jalapeno peppers, chili powder, water, tomatoes, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, red wine, and salt.

Texas Chili
Ingredients: whole cumin seeds, diced bacon, beef chuck roast, chopped yellow onions, cloves diced garlic, roasted chopped jalapeno chilies (canned), salt, chili powder, whole oregano, and can (28 ounces) crushed tomatoes or Mexican-style stewed tomatoes.

Laredo Chili With Beer
Ingredients: hot style pork sausage, round steak (beef), large onion, garlic cloves, can chopped jalapeno chiles, chili powder, ground cumin, can (16 oz.) tomatoes, bottle (12 oz.) beer, lime, and cilantro sprig.

Rio Verde Shredded Pork & Roasted Onion Chili
Ingredients: medium red onions, toasted ancho chile, chicken broth, peanut oil, jalapeno, poblano chile, garlic, cooked shredded pork, salt, freshly ground pepper, tomato paste, cumin seed, dried Mexican oregano, corn flour, fresh lime juice, water, sour cream, and flour tortillas (6-inch).

Chipotle Pork Chili
Ingredients: butter, onion, boneless pork chops, garlic, oregano, chives, ground pepper, Chipotle Chile Pepper, can pinto beans (15-1/2 oz.), can kidney beans (15-1/2 oz.), can beef broth (14-1/2 oz.), can stewed tomato (14-1/2 oz.), can green chiles (4 oz.), can tomato sauce (8 oz.), Pepper Jack Cheese (optional), and Longhorn style cheddar cheese (optional).

Alan’s Colorful Chili
Ingredients: ground beef, chopped assorted vegetables, such as bell pepper, carrot and onion, can (15 ounces) kidney beans or black beans, can (14 1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, can (8 ounces) tomato sauce, and package Chili Seasoning Mix, shredded Cheddar cheese, and chopped onion.

Smith’s Pork Chili
This recipe includes dried kidney beans, pork tenderloin, butter, olive oil, garlic, yellow onions, whole cumin seeds, jalapeno peppers, chili powder, water, tomatoes, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, Worcestershire sauce, red wine, and salt.

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