Shelly's Recipe

Sausage and Pepper Crock Pot Chili

Category: Chili

1 lb. hot Italian Sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1 lb. sweet Italian Sausage, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
1/4 C olive oil
1 C chopped onion
3 Tbsp minced garlic
1 lb. ground beef chuck
2 green peppers, coarsely chopped
2 red peppers, coarsely chopped
2-6 jalapeno peppers, cored, seeded and cut into small pieces (I used 2)
4-14.5 cans of diced tomatoes, with juice
1 C beef broth
1 C fresh parsley, chopped
3 Tbsp. tomato paste
3 Tbsp chili powder (or more for added heat)
1 1/2 Tbsp ground cumin
2 Tbsp dried oregano
1 Tbsp dried basil
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp ground black pepper
6 roma tomatoes, diced
cheese and sour cream for garnish

Cook sausage until browned and cooked through. May want to add a bit of water to the pan to help them cook.
Remove from pan and drain on paper towel.
Heat oil in pan and add in onions and garlic and cook until soft (about 5 minutes)
Add in ground chuck and cook until meat is browned.
Add meat and sausage into crock pot.
Add in peppers, tomatoes, beef broth, tomato paste, parsley and seasonings. Stir.
Cook in crock pot on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours.
Add in fresh, chopped tomatoes an hour before serving.
Garnish with sour cream and grated cheese