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Sausage Chili

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 1/15/20Updated: 9/11/20

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A delicious crock pot dinner. You can control the heat in Sausage Chili to whatever level you want. Hot, Medium or Mild!

Fixing dinner in the crock pot is one of my favorite things to do.  In fact I wrote an entire cookbook full of recipes for the slow cooker!  Be sure and check out a few of our family’s favorite crock pot recipes including Kalua Pork, Teriyaki Chicken in the Crock Pot, Crock Pot Tomato Basil Soup, Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup, and Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

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Italian Sausage Chili to Share

I originally made this chili to share with some of our local fireman on Valentine’s Day.  They are a group of men who didn’t get to take their wife or sweetheart out to dinner for Valentine’s to celebrate.    They were busy working to help keep us all safe.  These men and women have been to my house and the homes of many of my neighbors and  friends and I was excited to show them my gratitude and appreciation for all they do to keep our neighborhood safe.

Fireman dinner

How to Make Sausage Chili

  • I used a combination of sweet Italian sausage, hot Italian sausage and ground beef.  If you don’t want the heat use mild Italian sausage.    This is definitely a meat lover’s chili!!
  • I combined the meat with a lot of yummy, colorful peppers to make for a very pretty pot of chili.  I used red peppers, green peppers and jalapenos. Again, if you want a milder chili leave out the jalapenos or substitute some green chilies for the jalapenos.
  • You can also control the heat by reducing the amount of chili powder.sausage chili in a white bowl

Cooked all the meat on the stove top and then combined it with the rest of the ingredients, except for the fresh tomatoes, and put it in the crock pot.   The crock pot will soften the peppers.

crockpot full of sausage chili

Cook it on high for about four hours or low for 6-8 hours if needed.  You just want the flavors to meld together and the peppers to soften up. Add the fresh tomatoes about an hour before serving or use them as a garnish on top. A sprinkle of some freshly chopped parsley adds some nice color too.

bowl of chili with tomatoes on top

Can I make Crock Pot Chili on the Stove?

You could also do the whole thing on the stove top if you want but I think chili tastes better the longer it simmers and I love being able to put dinner in the crock pot in the morning and have it ready when I am!  If you decide to do it on the stove top, let the chili simmer for at least an hour.

Using my crockpot to make dinner is one of my favorite things!  For other crock pot recipes check out these:

  • Kalua Pork
  • Teriyaki Chicken in the Crock Pot
  • Crock Pot Tomato Basil Soup
  • Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
  • Cafe Rio Sweet Pork

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Sausage Chili Recipe

5 from 4 votes
bowl of chili with tomatoes on top

Sausage Chili

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
A delicious crock pot dinner. You can control the heat in Sausage Chili to whatever level you want. Hot, Medium or Mild!

serves: 12 servings
Prep:20 minutes
Cook:4 hours
Total:4 hours 20 minutes
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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

Instructions

  • Cook sausage until browned and cooked through. May want to add a bit of water to the pan to help them cook.
  • Remove from pan and drain on paper towel.
  • Heat oil in pan and add in onions and garlic and cook until soft (about 5 minutes)
  • Add in ground chuck and cook until meat is browned.
  • Add meat and sausage into crock pot.
  • Add in peppers, canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, tomato paste, parsley and seasonings. Stir.
  • Cook in crock pot on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours.
  • Add in fresh, chopped tomatoes an hour before serving or add as garnish on top of chili.
  • Garnish with additional parsley.

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Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 463kcal (23%) Carbohydrates: 15g (5%) Protein: 20g (40%) Fat: 37g (57%) Saturated Fat: 12g (75%) Cholesterol: 84mg (28%) Sodium: 1104mg (48%) Potassium: 921mg (26%) Fiber: 4g (17%) Sugar: 7g (8%) Vitamin A: 1751IU (35%) Vitamin C: 52mg (63%) Calcium: 116mg (12%) Iron: 5mg (28%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Dish, Slow Cooker
Cuisine:American
Keyword:sausage chii
bowl of chili with tomatoes on top
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Originally posted February 15, 2013

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  1. [email protected] Plaid and Paisley Kitchen says

    Posted on 2/18 at 9:28 am

    How wonderfully nice of you! Whenever I hear people grumble about paying taxes I always say then I hope you never need a fireman or the police or you don’t care what condition the roads are in. Great do good deed and recipe! Thanks for sharing at Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s!

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  2. Diana Rambles says

    Posted on 2/16 at 8:39 am

    What a nice promotion! I am sure the fire fighters appreciated it!

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  3. Joanna says

    Posted on 2/15 at 8:03 am

    That is super sweet of you and it looks delicious!

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