Sausage Chili
A delicious crock pot Dinner. You can control the heat in sausage chili to whatever level you want. Hot, medium or mild! This crockpot Chili recipe is mega hearty, packed with flavor and can’t-stop-eating delicious. It’s like a big, comforting, satisfying hug in soup form that will warm you from the inside out. It’s made with a combination of hot Italian sausage, sweet Italian sausage, ground beef chuck, bell peppers, tomatoes, onions, garlic and robust seasonings that slow cook all day as it fills your home with the tantalizing aroma of the best Sausage Chili!
Top your easy Sausage Chili with all your favorite toppings – cheese, sour cream, corn chips, green onions and just try and stop at one bowl. This recipe makes fantastic leftovers (it’s even better the next day) so it’s fabulous for make ahead meals and crowds and it also freezes beautifully for an instant dinner any night of the week.
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. hot Italian Sausage cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 lb. sweet Italian Sausage ground
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup onion chopped
- 3 Tbsp minced garlic
- 1 lb. ground beef chuck
- 1 green peppers coarsely chopped
- 1 red peppers coarsely chopped
- 2 jalapeno peppers cored, seeded and cut into small pieces (for hotter chili, add up to 6)
- 58 oz diced tomatoes with juice (four 14.5 oz cans)
- 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 3 Tbsp. tomato paste
- 2 Tbsp chili powder or more for added heat
- 1 1/2 Tbsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 Tbsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp dried basil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 4 roma tomatoes diced
- cheese and sour cream for garnish