Dk's Hybrid Chili

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 lbs 93% lean ground beef
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 2 -3 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1 1/2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 2 small zucchini, diced
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 (15 ounce) can corn, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 packages chili, mix (wick fowler or carol shelby(seasoning only. dont follow directions on the boxes!)
• fat free cheddar cheese, light sour cream, cilantro and chopped onion to garnish

Recipe

• 1 spray a large stockpot with cooking spray.
• 2 brown ground beef in pan.
• 3 while beef is browning, chop/dice onions,garlic, peppers, zucchini and cilantro. set aside.
• 4 when beef is no longer pink, drain and rinse with hot water to remove any remaining fat. set aside.
• 5 rinse and dry stockpot.
• 6 spray stockpot again with cooking spray.
• 7 add chopped veggies to pan and saute until limp.
• 8 add cilantro, corn, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes and both beans.
• 9 stir to combine.
• 10 fill tomato sauce can and diced tomato can with water and add to pan.
• 11 stir in seasonings from both chili mix packages. (i omit the salt and only use 1 package of red pepper.) set the 2 packages of masa aside.
• 12 cover and simmer until you can't stand the smell! if needed, mix masa with water and add to the chili to thicken a few minutes before serving.
• 13 enjoy with fat free cheddar cheese, light sour cream, additional cilantro, chopped onion or anything else you choose!