Miss Kitty's Chili Con Carne

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef or 1 lb ground buffalo meat
• 1 lb hot turkey breakfast sausage or 1 lb lamb sausage, ground
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cups water (i prefer chicken) or 2 cups prepared chicken stock (i prefer chicken) or 2 cups beef stock (i prefer chicken)
• 1 (48 ounce) bottle tomato juice
• 1 large onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons chili con carne seasoning or 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 5 dashes ground red pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher sea salt
• 2 (15 ounce) cans light red kidney beans (drained and rinsed) or 2 (15 ounce) cans pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a large stock pot, add oil, onions, and ground meats. lightly brown meat and onions over medium heat.
• 2 add water (or broth), tomato juice, chili seasoning, paprika, red pepper, and salt.
• 3 add beans and tomatoes.
• 4 simmer for 2-3 hours on low heat, stirring occasionally.