Chili With Sausage And Jalapeno

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 3/4 lb italian sweet sausage, casing removed
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 jalapeno chiles, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes in puree
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• hot pepper sauce
• grated monterey jack cheese
• chopped red onion
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 heat 2 t.
• 2 oil in a large pot over high heat.
• 3 add beef and sausage; cook until brown, breaking up with spoon, about 8 minutes.
• 4 transfer meat mixture to bowl.
• 5 reduce heat to medium high.
• 6 add remaining oil to pot.
• 7 add onion, bell pepper, jalapenos and bay leaves.
• 8 cook until vegetables are soft, stirring frequently.
• 9 add garlic; sauté 1 minute.
• 10 return meat mixture to pot.
• 11 mix in tomatoes and next 7 ingredients.
• 12 simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 13 mix in lime juice.
• 14 season with salt.
• 15 serve chili in bowls, passing hot sauce, cheese, red onion and sour cream separately.