Hearty Chili with Beans

Optional garnish

Tools

Prepare the chili Add the olive oil to a very large skillet. I prefer cast iron. Sauté the onions, garlic and adobo peppers (including all the liquid from the can). This is a lot of onion, so you may have to cook in batches if you don't have a really large skillet.

Cook for about 8 - 10 minutes until the onions are softened. Remove from skillet and place the mixture in your dutch oven or slow cooker.

Cook the ground meat and hot breakfast sausage completely in the same skillet. Drain the fat and place all of the meat in the dutch oven or slow cooker.

Mix the chili: By this time you already have the meat, onions, garlic and adobo peppers in your slow cooker or dutch oven. Now add the tomatoes with the juice, the beans, beef broth and Meat Church Texas Chili Seasoning.

Mix thoroughly.

Cook the chili: This chili can cook in 3 hours. However, it is better if you simmer it for 6 - 8 hours. The ingredients are already cooked at this point, but we will simmer this chili all day to break down the meat and meld the flavors together.

If you are using a slow cooker: Cook the chili on low for 6 - 8 hours stirring periodically.

If you are using a smoker. Place the chili in the smoker at 225 - 250 depending how long you are cooking and how much smoke you desire stirring periodically.

Cover after 5 hours and continue to cook for 2-3 more hours.

Remove from the heat. Allow to cool. Garnish and enjoy!