Texas Chili (Spicy) From Heather

Ingredients
• 2 lbs Ground Chili Beef (you can use less but it will be pretty spicy, you can also throw in some chuck meat really whatever kind you want)
• 12 oz uncooked Chorizo
• 2 Alarm Chili Kit
• 1 onion chopped
• 3/4 bottle of beer/ can
• 1 can Rotel drained (you can use less)
• 1 8-ounce can tomato sauce
• 2 8-ounce cans water
• 1 15 oz can of ranch style beans or other variety drained (optional)

Toppings:
• Fritos
• Shredded cheese
• Green onion (DH does not like green onions either)
• Sour cream (DH thinks I am nuts but I love it)

Instructions
1. Brown meat in large skillet or sauce pan.

2. Drain off fat and empty into a big pot (you need some room) I use a big bean pot.

3. Add onion, tomato sauce, Rotel, beer and water.

4. Blend in all chili kit package ingredients except red pepper and masa flour. For "1-Alarm" chili, add half of red pepper packet; for "2-Alarm" chili, add all of red pepper packet; for "3-Alarm" chili or hotter, add red pepper packet and additional red pepper to taste. (for "False-Alarm" chili, leave red pepper out.)

5. Cover and simmer 30 minutes -longer for spicier flavor- or until meat is tender. (I like to let mine cook several hours)

6. Stir masa flour into 1/4 cup warm water and pour into chili.

7. Simmer another 15 to 20 minutes. If desired now is the time to, add 15-ounce can of beans drained.

8. You can also add whatever other seasonings you like just make it your own

I like to serve it with shredded cheese, sour cream and Fritos.

Turkey Crockpot Chili From Heather

Ingredients:
1 lb ground turkey breast (you can sub ground chicken)
1 small onion, chopped
1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped chilies, drained
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can black beans, undrained
2 (14 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice
1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 packet of McCormick’s Chili seasoning

Instructions:
1. Cook turkey and onion in a medium fry pan over medium high heat, scramble fry until no longer pink.
2. Drain off fat and transfer cooked meat and onion to crock pot.
3. Add all remaining ingredients and mix well.
4. Cook on high 6 to 8 hours.

NOTES:

**if you do not like black beans just substitute another can of pinto beans. Also instead of 2 cans of Kidney beans we use 2 cans of pinto beans, or you can add a can of Garbanzo beans.

**I like to prepare mine the night before, stick it in the fridge. So in the morning I just take it out and turn it on.

Servings - I think it makes about 6 servings.