GRANDPA RON'S AWESOME THREE-BEAN CHILI

Grandpa Ron's Awesome Three-Bean Chili image

I've been making this recipe for the family for many years. It's a great winter time warm up and makes a meal in itself.

Provided by Ron

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Beef Chili Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

3 pounds ground beef
3 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles beer
2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can red beans, undrained
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
2 large white onions, chopped
1 large green bell pepper, chopped
1 large red bell pepper, chopped
½ cup light brown sugar
4 cloves garlic, chopped
2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning mix
1 tablespoon cornstarch
½ teaspoon ground mustard
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste
½ cup chopped onion, or to taste
1 dash hot pepper sauce, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef until browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes; drain and discard grease. Mix beer, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, pinto beans, red beans, kidney beans, 2 chopped onions, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, brown sugar, garlic, chili seasoning mix, cornstarch, and mustard into ground beef; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer, stirring frequently, until flavors have blended, about 1 hour.
Top each serving with about 1 tablespoon Cheddar cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons onion, and hot sauce; season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.8 calories, Carbohydrate 31.2 g, Cholesterol 61.3 mg, Fat 17.1 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 22.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.1 g, Sodium 1060.4 mg, Sugar 12.9 g