Papa Funk’s Campfire Chili

Description

Great recipe. It makes a lot but my family likes it so much there is never any left over. It’s great on a cold night. It is my brother’s recipe; he ran his own campground for awhile.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds lean ground beef (80% lean)
  • 1 pound bulk sweet sausage
  • 2 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce (such as Hunt’s®)
  • 1 (40 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 4 Roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
  • 4 stalks celery, chopped
  • 2 green bell peppers, chopped
  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can light red kidney beans, drained and mashed
  • 1 (15.5 ounce) can white kidney beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle lager-style beer (such as Yuengling®)
  • 1 sweet onion (such as Vidalia®), chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste (such as Hunt’s®)
  • 2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chile peppers (such as Old El Paso®)
  • ¼ cup chili powder, or more to taste
  • 4 chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce (such as Goya®), chopped
  • 3 tablespoons adobo sauce from chipotle peppers (such as Goya®)
  • 3 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons barbeque sauce (such as KC Masterpiece®)

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 8 hrs

Total Time: 8 hrs 25 mins

Servings: 12

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