Best Tailgate Chili Recipes

BOILERMAKER TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Crumble the ground chuck and sausage into the hot pan, and cook until evenly browned. Drain off excess grease.
• Pour in the chili beans, spicy chili beans, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add the onion, celery, green and red bell peppers, chile peppers, bacon bits, bouillon, and beer. Season with chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, oregano, cumin, hot pepper sauce, basil, salt, pepper, cayenne, paprika, and sugar. Stir to blend, then cover and simmer over low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• After 2 hours, taste, and adjust salt, pepper, and chili powder if necessary. The longer the chili simmers, the better it will taste. Remove from heat and serve, or refrigerate, and serve the next day.
• To serve, ladle into bowls, and top with corn chips and shredded Cheddar cheese.

HEALTHIER BOILERMAKER TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Crumble ground beef and chicken sausage into a large stock pot over medium-high heat; cook and stir until evenly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain excess grease.
• Pour in chili beans, spicy chili beans, diced tomatoes, and tomato paste. Add onion, celery, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, chile peppers, and beer. Season with chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, oregano, cumin, hot pepper sauce, basil, salt, ground pepper, cayenne, paprika, and sugar. Stir to blend, then cover and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for at least 2 hours.
• Taste and adjust salt, ground pepper, and chili powder in necessary, after 2 hours. Ladle into bowls and top with baked tortilla chips to serve.

TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• If using dried beans, sort through them to remove any small stones or debris. Place the beans in a large bowl and add water to cover. Soak overnight. Or place the beans in a large pot of water and bring to a boil over high heat. Once the beans come to a boil, remove from the heat and set aside for 1 hour. Before cooking, discard any floating beans and drain. Combine the soaked beans and fresh water to cover in a large, heavy-bottomed Dutch oven. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then decrease the heat to low. Simmer, covered, until the beans are tender, about 1 hour. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and black pepper. Set aside.
• Heat a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add the sausage, beef and onions. Cook, stirring often, breaking up the meat, until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and jalapeno and cook until fragrant, 45 to 60 seconds. Add the chili powder, cumin, tomatoes and stock. Season with salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil over high heat then reduce the heat to simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes. Add the cornmeal and reserved cooked or canned and drained black beans and stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened and the flavors have married, about 15 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and black pepper. Serve the chili with sour cream, green onions and hot sauce on the side.

WAZZU TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Cook ground beef and pork in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the meat is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink. Drain and discard any excess grease.
• Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in 3/4 of the onion and all of the green pepper, habanero pepper, jalapeno pepper, and garlic. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir the drained meat into the onion mixture along with the green onion, chili beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, beer, and water. Sprinkle with the cornmeal, then season with chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Refrigerate overnight.
• Reheat the chili over medium heat until it begins to simmer again. Top individual servings of chili with cheese and remaining chopped onion.

TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in large stockpot; drain. Return ground beef to pan. Remove from heat; set aside.
• Cook and stir bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard all but 2 Tbsp. drippings from skillet.
• Add celery, peppers, onions and garlic to reserved bacon drippings in skillet; cook 5 min., stirring frequently. Add to ground beef in stockpot along with the tomato paste and dry seasonings; mix well. Stir in beer and Worcestershire sauce. Add all remaining ingredients except cheese and sour cream; mix well. Cover; simmer on medium-low heat 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Serve topped with cheese and sour cream.

BOILERMAKER TAILGATE CHILI RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Heat a large stock pot over med high heat. Crumble ground chuck and sausage into the hot pan, and cook until evenly browned. Drain off excess grease. Pour in the chili beans, spicy chili beans, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add celery, onion, green and red peppers, chile peppers, bacon bits, bouillon and beer Season with chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, oregano, sumin, hot pepper sauce, basil, salt, pepper, cayeene paprika and sugar Stir to blend, then cover and simmer over low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally. After 2 hours, taste, and adjust salt, pepper and chili powder if necessary. The longer the chili summers, the better it will taste. Remove from heat and serve, or refrigerate and serve the next day To serve, ladle into bowls, and top with corn chips and shredded Cheddar cheese

ULTIMATE TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, start to brown beef. About half way through add onion and finish browning meat.
• Add garlic salt, chili powder, cumin, Rotel tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Stir well.
• Then add 2 cans of Jalapeno Ranch Style beans, beer, salt and pepper to taste.
• Simmer on low for 1 hour with the lid on, stir occasionally.
• Serve with cornbread and lots of cheese. :).

BOILERMAKER TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Crumble the ground chuck and sausage into the hot pan, and cook until evenly browned. Drain off excess grease. 2. Pour in the chili beans, spicy chili beans, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add the onion, celery, green and red bell peppers, chile peppers, bacon bits, bouillon, and beer. Season with chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, oregano, cumin, hot pepper sauce, basil, salt, pepper, cayenne, paprika, and sugar. Stir to blend, then cover and simmer over low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally. 3. After 2 hours, taste, and adjust salt, pepper, and chili powder if necessary. The longer the chili simmers, the better it will taste. Remove from heat and serve, or refrigerate, and serve the next day. 4. To serve, ladle into bowls, and top with corn chips and shredded Cheddar cheese.

BOILERMAKER TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Crumble the ground chuck and sausage into the hot pan, and cook until evenly browned. Drain off excess grease.
• Pour in the chili beans, spicy chili beans, diced tomatoes and tomato paste. Add the onion, celery, green and red bell peppers, chile peppers, bacon bits, bouillon, and beer. Season with chili powder, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, oregano, cumin, hot pepper sauce, basil, salt, pepper, cayenne, paprika, and sugar. Stir to blend, then cover and simmer over low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• After 2 hours, taste, and adjust salt, pepper, and chili powder if necessary. The longer the chili simmers, the better it will taste. Remove from heat and serve, or refrigerate, and serve the next day.
• To serve, ladle into bowls, and top with corn chips and shredded Cheddar cheese.

THE HERD'S TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef, onions, bell peppers, garlic, chili seasoning, chili powder, ground cumin, onion powder, and garlic powder in a large pot over medium-high heat until meat is browned, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, stewed tomatoes, navy beans, chili beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, black beans, and black-eyed peas into beef mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until flavors blend and chili is warmed through, at least 30 minutes.

REDSKINS TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• The Night Before:.
• Start out by removing the skin from the Italian sausage.
• In a large skillet, begin to brown the sausage and ground beef.
• Drain the meats once browned. Remove from skillet and place in a large pot.
• In the skillet, brown the onion, pepper and mushrooms. Add garlic for the last two minutes.
• Transfer the mixture to the large pot.
• Add whole tomatoes and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Be sure to break the tomatoes up well.
• Stir in chili powder, oregano, parsley, and the hot sauce. Remove from the heat and refrigerate overnight after cooling.
• Gameday:.
• Light the burner and sit the pot of goodness over the heat.
• Add the kidney beans in and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and begin to simmer the chili.
• Now add the tomato paste and the dark beer. I use Newcastle, but Guinness, and Becks dark are both great in this recipe as well.
• Simmer uncovered until the mixture reduces to desired thickness. If it stays uncovered for an extended period of time and thickens too much just add a little more beer to loosen things back up a bit.
• Scoop into bowls and top with a few of the jalapeno slices and a sprinkle or two of cheddar.

TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large stock pot over medium heat . crumble the hamburger and sausage into the hot pan and cook until evenly browned, drain of excess grease
• 2. add rest of ingredients and stir until well blended
• 3. cover and simmer over low heat stirring occasionally for 2 hours. The longer it simmers the better
• 4. remove from heat and serve in bowls with shredded cheddar cheese on top or refrigerate and serve the next day
• 5. after cooking. may be put in a crock pot and left on low heat
• 6. You can use 1/8 cup of apple juice instead of the beer if you wish, and you can add more Tabasco if you like it really hot

KOSHER TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Drain off excess fat.
• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in 3/4 of the onion. Add green bell pepper, poblano pepper, red bell pepper, jalapeno peppers, habanero pepper, and garlic; cook and stir until onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in cooked beef, chili beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, water, and scallions.
• Stir chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and cayenne into the pot. Bring chili to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors combine, about 2 hours.
• Remove chili from heat and cool briefly, about 30 minutes. Cover and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Reheat chili by bringing it to a simmer over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and let chili cook slowly, stirring occasionally, for flavors to develop, 4 to 6 hours.
• Top servings of chili with shredded lettuce and remaining 1/4 cup chopped onion.

HEARTY TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Heat oil in a heavy dutch oven until shimmering; add onions and cook, stirring often, until onions begin to soften. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add ground beef and cook, chopping into fine mince, until beef is brown and crumbly. Meanwhile, combine chili powder, black pepper, cumin, smoked paprika, and cayenne; toast in a small pan over low heat until fragrant. Add to ground beef, stir thoroughly and allow to cook for a few minutes. Stir in kidney beans, tomatoes, and beef broth; bring to a simmer. Taste and add salt as desired; will vary depending on how salty canned goods are. Cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring from time to time, tasting and adjusting seasoning. At the end, stir in a handful of finely ground cornmeal or masa to thicken, if desired. Simmer for five minutes; serve at once. Have guests garnish as desired.

TAILGATE CHILI WITH BLACK AND RED BEANS

Steps:

• Combine bulghur and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 12 to 15 minutes or until tender. While bulghur cooks, heat 1/8 cup water in a large saucepan and water saute onions and garlic until almost soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in green peppers and saute an additional 3 minutes, adding more water as needed. Stir in diced tomatoes, beans, corn, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add bulghur and simmer for an additional 5 minutes. Stir in cilantro.

EASY TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• Brown meat in large pot-drain add onion and bell pepper-saute 5 min Add all ingredients,except beans-heat to boil,reduce heat and simmer 45 min. stir in beans (add cooked pasta if you choose) Top with shredded cheddar

TAILGATE CHILI

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Crumble ground chuck and sausage into hot pan; add onion, celery and bell pepper and cook until beef is evenly browned and aromatics are softened. Drain any excess grease. Pour in remaining ingredients stirring to blend well. Cover and simmer over low heat for at least 2 hours, stirring occasionally. After 2 hours, taste and adjust salt, pepper and chili powder if necessary. The longer this simmers, the better it will taste. Remove from heat and serve or refrigerate and serve the next day.
• 2. If you wish, crush corn chips and shredded cheddar cheese over each serving! The ingredient list is long but it takes no time to pull this together and you end up with a fabulous (and huge) pot of delicious chili!! ENJOY!