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
- Add ghee or other cooking fat of choice to hot pot
- Add mushrooms, peppers and onions and sauté for 5 minutes,
- Add minced garlic and sauté for another 3 minutes
- Add meat to the pot and brown ground beef
- Add seasonings
- Add diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and water
- Bring mixture to a boil and once it starts boiling, turn stove to a low.
- Let simmer uncovered on low for 30 minutes
- ENJOY!
Serve with side salad and this grain free “cornbread” or this Paleo “cornbread” muffin recipe
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.