Chili Connoisseur smokes hearty Chili with Beans

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

kidney beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: pinto beans

Black beans are more nutritious, and pinto beans are usually cheaper.

Diced 3 red onions and prepared 1 can of chilies in Adobo and 4 cloves of garlic.

Sauté the onion, chilies, and garlic in a little oil in a 12-inch Yeti Skillet until softened.

Set the onion mixture aside after softening.

Brown 3 lbs of ground meat (1 lb hot breakfast sausage and 2 lbs venison) in the skillet until fully cooked.

Add the onion mixture back into the skillet with the browned meat.

Stir in 85 oz of a mixture of fire roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, and diced tomatoes.

Drain 2 cans of kidney beans and 2 cans of black beans, then add them to the skillet.

Add 5 tablespoons of Texas chili seasoning to the mixture and stir well.

Pour in 12 oz of beef broth, adjusting based on the fat content of the ground meat.

Transfer the mixture to a Dutch oven and cook at 250 degrees on a Traeger grill for about 5 to 6 hours, stirring every hour.

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