Glenn’s Sweet & Spicy Slow Cooker Chili

• Meat

  • 1 lb 80/20 ground beef
  • 1 lb Bison, ground
  • 1 lb Italian hot sausage

• Produce

  • 1 Bell pepper, large orange
  • 1 22-ounce can Bush's grillin' beans
  • 2 tbsp Garlic
  • 1 tbsp Garlic powder
  • 1 16-ounce can Kidney beans, dark red
  • 1 Lime, juice from
  • 2 cups Sweet onions such as vidalia

• Canned Goods

  • 1 Saltine crackers to serve with chili
  • 2 6-ounce cans Tomato paste

• Condiments

  • 1 15-ounce can Tomato sauce

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Black pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Kosher salt
  • 1 1/2 tbsp Paprika
  • 2 tbsp Red pepper flakes

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 4 tbsp Olive oil, Extra Virgin

• Dairy

  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1 Cheddar cheese

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Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 1 large orange bell pepper, diced
• 2 cups sweet onions such as Vidalia, diced
• 2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 1 pound Italian hot sausage, removed from casing
• 1 pound 80/20 ground beef
• 1 pound ground bison (pre-packaged and available in most supermarkets)
• 2 6-ounce cans tomato paste
• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce (Glenn recommended Contadina so we used that brand)
• 1 16-ounce can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 22-ounce can Bush’s Grillin Beans (Bourbon and Brown Sugar)
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons red pepper flakes (or less for less heat)
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 ½ tablespoons paprika
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (or less for less heat)
• Juice from one lime
• Shredded cheddar cheese, for garnish
• Saltine Crackers to serve with chili (Glenn says this is a must)

Directions

• In a large sauté pan, melt butter in two tablespoons of oil over medium heat.
• Add bell pepper, onions and garlic and sauté for 8-10 minutes to caramelize the vegetables.
• Pour this into a large slow cooker.
• Heat the pan to medium high and add the remaining oil.
• Add sausage meat, ground beef and ground bison meat and cook until meat has browned.
• Scrape all of this into the slow cooker with the vegetables.
• Then add all other ingredients to the slow cooker except the lime, cheddar and crackers.
• Stir, cover and set slow cooker to low and cook for five hours.
• Stir after five hours and add lime juice into the cooked chili.
• To serve, dish out into bowls, top with cheddar cheese and serve with the saltine crackers.