ITALIAN SAUSAGE CHILI WITH RICE

Italian Sausage Chili with Rice image

Chili with brown rice. Excellent chili but a bit spicy.

Provided by TerryWilson

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Pork Chili Recipes

Time 1h40m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

¼ cup vegetable oil
2 cups chopped bell peppers
1 large red onion, chopped
4 stalks celery, chopped
4 small carrots, chopped
2 ½ pounds Italian sausage links, casings removed
5 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian-style stewed tomatoes, undrained
6 cups water, or more to taste
2 cups black beans, rinsed and drained
2 cups kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 ¼ cups tomato paste
1 cup uncooked brown rice
½ cup chopped green chile peppers
1 tablespoon chili powder, or more to taste
1 tablespoon chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Steps:

Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in bell peppers, onion, celery, and carrots. Cook and stir until crisp tender, about 5 minutes.
At the same time, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard grease.
Transfer cooked vegetables and sausage to a Dutch oven. Stir in stewed tomatoes, 6 cups water, black beans, kidney beans, tomato paste, brown rice, chile peppers, chili powder, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 1 hour or more. Add more water if too thick.
Ladle into bowls and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 524.7 calories, Carbohydrate 49.3 g, Cholesterol 47.1 mg, Fat 26.9 g, Fiber 10.6 g, Protein 24.2 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 1981.7 mg, Sugar 12.8 g