Sondra Lee’s 5 Bean Chili Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
2 cups chopped onion
1 (15-ounce) can light red kidney beans, drained
1 (15-ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained
1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained
1 (15-ounce) can butter beans, drained
1 (15-ounce) can pinto beans, drained
2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans diced tomatoes with jalapenos
2 (1 1/4 ounce) packets chili seasoning mix
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
Salt and pepper
Brown the meat and onions in a skillet. Mix all ingredients in slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours. Serve with your favorite fixin’s. Perfection.
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I don’t really have a favorite season. I love change, so I guess that my favorite is when seasons are changing more than any one season. That being said, I love fall and when the weather starts getting cooler. Growing up, my dad always made chili in the fall and winter. Now, when things cool off, there are few things I start to crave more than a good bowl of chili (thanks, Dad). What better way to eat chili than curled up on the couch in some great loungewear? Right, I couldn’t think of one either. The first fall after Nick and I got married, I was determined to find the perfect chili recipe. I enjoy cooking but in my first year of marriage I lacked a certain level of skill in the kitchen. I am not ashamed to say that I was turned on to this recipe because it was so simple. And I keep going back to this recipe for the same reason.
The recipe above is straight from the Food Network, but I have a couple ways that I like to customize the recipe now.
1. I skip the onion. I don’t like onion. So if I get to pick, it’s not in there.
2. I’m not a fan of beef, so I like to substitute frozen veggie crumbles for the ground beef. To be honest, the recipe doesn’t entirely require meat, so you could just skip the meat altogether.