Bagged Game Chili

Total Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, fine chopped
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 28 ounces whole tomatoes, undrained
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 16 (1 1/2 ounce) bags corn chips
• cheddar cheese, shredded
• onion, chopped
• green pepper, diced

Recipe

• 1 in a 5-quarts kettle or dutch oven, cook ground beef until well browned.
• 2 add onion and garlic; cook 2 minutes. stir in chili powder, paprika, oregano, salt, and cumin; cook 1 minute.
• 3 stir in tomatoes and their liquid, tomato sauce, and tomato paste.
• 4 stir to break up tomatoes into bits.
• 5 heat mixture to boiling over high heat.
• 6 reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
• 7 if necessary, skim off and discard fat.
• 8 (for best flavor, make chili ahead and refrigerate overnight. reheat chili and spoon into thermos container if transporting to a picnic.).
• 9 to serve, split open a bag of corn chips along one long side.
• 10 add 1/2 cup chili, then top with cheese, onions, and peppers.
• 11 spooning this spicy chili into bags of corn chips is a fun way to serve it, and allows you to eat it while walking around at football games or picnics.