Red Bean Pork and Beef Chili with Jalapeno Peppers
A mildly spicy chili recipe made with jalapeno peppers, ground pork, ground beef and so much more.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time6 hours hrs
Total Time6 hours hrs 10 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chili, coleslaw recipe, one pot, spicy
Servings: 8
Calories: 443kcal
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 small onions diced
- 4-6 jalapeno peppers diced
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 pound ground pork
- 4 cans white red kidney beans drained (16 ounce cans)
- 4 heaping tablespoons red chili powder
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoon cornmeal if desired
- 1/2 cup milk if desired
Heat a large frying pan to medium heat and add the bacon. Cook about 2 minutes.
To the pan add onion and jalapeno peppers. Saute about 5 minutes, or until ingredients becomes tender.
Add garlic and cumin. Saute about 1 minute, until fragrant.
Add ground beef and ground pork. Cook about 12 minutes, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon as you cook, until it is cooked through.
Add mixture into the crockpot.
To the crockpot, add chicken stock, kidneybeans, chili powder, oregano and salt and pepper to taste.
Slow cook on medium for 5-6 hours until everything mixes nicely.
If you'd like to thicken your chili, then in a small mixing bowl, combine milk and cornmeal. Stir.
Stir cornmeal mixture into chilli and simmer about 30 minutes to thicken.
Serve with fixins like chopped onion, shredded cheese, crema and more.
Calories: 443kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 362mg | Potassium: 579mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 11.5mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2.7mg