Marilyn's Chili Con Carne

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound ground beef, browned
  • 1/2 pound hot Italian sausage, browned
  • 1 16-ounce can red kidney beans, light or dark, rinsed
  • 1 16-ounce can cannellini beans, rinsed
  • 1 16-ouncs can chili beans (medium)
  • 1 cup All-Bran cereal
  • 1 24-ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 16-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 cups beef broth, unsalted
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
  • 3 dried gloves of garlic or 3 teaspoons of garlic powder
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • Shredded Cheddar cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Hot sauce

Directions

  1. Saute ground beef and Italian sausage until browned. Add meat mixture to slow cooker [or Dutch oven]. Add the cans of beans and cereal. Pour crushed and diced tomatoes on top of beans. Add beef broth. Top with chili powder, cumin, red pepper flakes, dried garlic and sugar.

  2. Set slow cooker to high and cook for 1 hour. Stir, reduce to low and cook another 8 hours.

  3. Top with shredded Cheddar cheese and sour cream, or add Frank’s Red Hot sauce. Another option is to top with shredded hot and spicy Buffalo-style Cheddar cheese.

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