Hello! If there is one thing I love during the fall/winter season it is chili! Nothing beats a hot bowl of chili with a slice of sour dough bread.
Today I wanted to bring you a basic chili recipe. This is quick and easy and can always be adjusted based on your desires. To see the winning chili Jay and I made click here! 
This recipe does use canned food. You can always adjust this with fresh ingredients!

Basic Chili
Serves 6
Ingredients:

• 2 lbs ground beef (grass-fed)
• 2 lbs Ground pork (organic)
• 2 cans black beans
• 2 cans kidney bean
• 2 cans roasted tomatoes
• 1 oz can tomato paste
• 1 onion diced
• 2-3 cloves garlic minced
• 2 TBS cumin
• 2 TBS chili powder
• 1/2 TBS cinnamon
• 1 TBS salt
• 2 TBS olive oil

Directions:

In a large pot add 2 TBS olive oil and diced onions. Cook on medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until onions become translucent. Then add garlic. Cook for another 2 minutes.

Once onions and garlic are beginning to cook down add in your pork and ground beef. Cook until the meat is mostly cooked. A little pink is fine.

When meat is almost done add in kidney beans, black beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, and spices. Turn the temperature to low and leave for 30-45 minutes.

Optional: when your meat is done cooking, add protein and the rest of the ingredients into a crock pot and turn on low for a couple of hours. Chili is best when it has time to sit. 🙂

Serve hot with some great bread or a salad. 

Great add ins for Chili:

• Bell peppers
• Different types of beans
• jalapeno
• Cheese
• Variety of spices: oregano, cayenne (a little goes a long way), brown sugar
• Beer (yes!) Click here for how we used it