Description

Your chili won't be boring if you make this one. It's loaded with Italian sausage, Great Northern beans, lots of veggies and wonderful spices and a little bit of whiskey. Yep, whiskey, but feel free to omit it if needed. It will still be amazingly good.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. sweet Italian sausage
• 1 lb. hot Italian sausage
• 2 lb. Great Northern beans (soaked overnight in 2-3x as much water)
• 1 medium yellow onion, diced small
• 1 medium red bell pepper, diced small
• 3 large cloves garlic, minced
• 29 oz. can crushed tomatoes
• 6 c. chicken stock
• 2 T. tomato paste
• ¾ c. frozen green chile or canned chiles
• 3 oz. Jack Daniel’s whiskey (could be left out)
• 1 ½ t. red chile powder
• 2 t. cumin
• 1 t. kosher salt
• ½ t. freshly ground black pepper
• ½ t.n cayenne pepper
• ½ t. dried oregano
• ½ t. smoked paprika
• 1-2 c. water, if needed
• Optional toppings: sour cream, Pepper Jack cheese, and/or chopped green onions

Steps

1. De-case, cook and crumble sausage in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. When sausage is mostly browned and crumbled, add in garlic, onion and bell pepper and all spices; saute for about 3 minutes. Add remaining ingredients, stirring to combine.
2. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until beans are tender, about 2 to 2 1/2 hours. If needed, add 1 to 2 c. water, to cover the beans as they cook.
3. Garnish with Pepper Jack cheese, sour cream and/or chopped green onions.