Chili Rick's

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 2 (29 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (28 ounce) cans peeled and diced tomatoes
• 2 cups diced onion
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 1 pound bacon, diced
• 2 pounds spicy sausage
• 3 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 (32 ounce) bottle hickory smoke barbeque sauce
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• 4 (15.25 ounce) cans kidney beans, undrained
• 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ready Time: 3 hrs


• in a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat, combine tomato sauce, tomatoes, onion and italian seasoning.
• in a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until slightly crisp. drain and stir into the pot.
• in the same skillet over medium heat, cook sausage until brown. drain and stir into the pot.
• in the same skillet over medium heat, cook the beef until brown. drain and stir into the pot.
• stir the barbeque sauce and chili powder into the pot; taste and adjust seasonings. stir in the kidney beans and chocolate and simmer until flavors are well blended. serve.