Easy Chili Recipe for a Crowd

With a family of 8, as far as I am concerned EVERY NIGHT I am cooking for a crowd!  Hence the fancy name, “Anika’s chili for a crowd.”  Hope you enjoy it as much as we do!

Anika’s chili for a crowd!

Ingredients

4 Ponds ground beef (can substitute ground turkey if you prefer, both yield delicious results)

2 tablespoon ghee or cooking fat of choice

2 medium onions chopped

2 cups bell pepper chopped

2 cups chopped mushrooms

6 garlic cloves minced

4 cans of 14.5 oz. diced tomatoes

2 cans 60z tomato paste

4 cups water

4 bay leaves

2 ½ tablespoon ground cumin

2 tablespoon oregano

1 tablespoon basil

1 tablespoon salt

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (add more if you like chili with a kick!)

 

Directions

  1. Add ghee  or other cooking fat of choice to hot pot
  2. Add mushrooms, peppers and onions and sauté for 5 minutes,
  3. Add minced garlic and sauté for another 3 minutes
  4. Add meat to the pot and brown ground beef
  5. Add seasonings
  6. Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and water
  7. Bring mixture to a boil  and once it starts boiling, turn stove to a low.
  8. Let simmer uncovered on low for 30 minutes
  9. ENJOY!

Serve with side salad and this  grain free “cornbread” or  this Paleo “cornbread” muffin recipe

 

 

Anika Jones

About the Author

Anika Jones

Anika Jones is a speaker and author of the book Lessons Learned Along The Way: A 40 Day Devotional. She blogs about faith and family at LivingForLater.com and posts weekly videos on her YouTube channels, Living For Later (@livingforlater) and Living Life Now (@livinglifenow). Anika loves speaking about developing intimacy with God and understanding who we are in Christ. She serves alongside her husband in ministry. They live in Illinois with their 6 children.