Why Grown Up Chili and not just chili? Because I think {personally} it has a bit of a grown-up flavor to it. Might not be one of those kid-approved dishes. But if your kids don’t mind a bit of non-traditional then it’ll totally work as a family-night meal too!
This chili I made on the stove but as always feel free to use the crock pot. I just HATE cleaning that thing out. So I’d rather deal with a big ‘ol pot instead 🙂
Toppings for this — As always, Mayo rocks on top of chili, avocado would work well here as would maybe some raw cashews, you could even add some cauliflower rice {or reg. rice} at the bottom of your bowl for just an added touch of epicness
And this should serve 2-4 people, again depending on how big of eaters you have, if you have any side dishes or toppings to go with the Chili, etc, etc.
Ingredients:
• 1.5 lb chopped chicken breast
• 1 Medium Onion, medium dice
• 3 Carrots, medium dice
• 6oz Mushrooms, Diced
• 1/2 bag of frozen peppers and onions
• Really Big Handful of Sage Leaves, finely chopped
• 3-4 Sprigs Fresh Rosemary, finely chopped
• 3-4 TBSP Chili Powder
• 2 TBSP Cumin
• Salt + Pepper
• 1 TBSP Dried Oregano, Italian Seasoning, Dried Basil
• Good Splash of Red Wine***
• 1/4 Tsp of both Garlic Powder and Red Pepper Flakes
• Big Can Crushed Tomatoes {no salt added}
• 14oz can Diced Tomatoes {no salt added}
• KerryGold Butter or your fat of choice
How to:
• In a big ‘ol pot get some butter melting. Add in your onions, carrots and mushrooms. Let those become good friends.
• Chop of your chicken and toss that in as well. Then add in your peppers and onions.
• Chop up your fresh sage and rosemary and add that in, give it a really good stir {and at this point, it’s going to smell amazing}.
• Then add in your spices and herbs and Salt + Pepper, stir again. Then add in your red wine***, let it cook off for a few minutes.
• Add in your tomato products, stir, and let sit on low for a half hour or longer {I choose to do it uncovered because I like a thicker chili, you can totally cover it though if you’d like}.
• Taste test it for seasoning adjust if needed {if it doesn’t have enough of a “bite” like it normally does if you’ve made one of my Chilies before, add in a splash of apple cider vinegar. Depending on the wine*** you choose will determine if you need to add it in or not 🙂 }.
• Boom, it’s all done!
Enjoy 🙂
***For some of you this chili is going to be a no-no because of the red wine. If that’s the case, substituent the red wine for apple cider vinegar. It’ll taste equally as yummy 🙂
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