Classic Chili

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Ingredients

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Yields 4 entrees, 8 servings each originally 4 entrees, 8 servings each

6	pounds	ground beef lean
4	cups	Onion
1	Tbs	garlic minced
12	cups	Basic Red Sauce (page 178)
8		kidney beans 15 oz cans
4		pork and beans 15 oz cans
4	Tbs	chili powder
4	Tbs	hot pepper sauce optional
4	tsp	dried oregano
4	tsp	black pepper
4		Gallon freezer bags one-gallon

Comments & Personal Notes

Personal note:
Replace 2 "pork and beans" with more kidney beans (3 dark, 3 light)
Replace 6 cups Basic Red Sauce with 2 large cans of Kitchen Chopped Tomatoes from Wegmans.

Comment from melpalladino — posted over 7 years ago

Substituting 4 cans kidney beans with 2 cups dried kidney beans and 2 cans pork & beans with 1 cup dried pinto beans.

Comment from Kmhoffman45 — posted over 7 years ago

How do I know how to make the Red Sauce?

Comment from JenniferUTexas — posted over 7 years ago

https://m.plantoeat.com/recipes/8793469?servings=40
It's another item on the week 1 menu for Make Ahead Meal Plan Challenge.

Comment from Kmhoffman45 — posted over 7 years ago

i thought I scaled the recipe to make 16 servings instead of 32. But the amounts are the same on the original 32 serving as they are on my scaled 32 servings. I must have missed a step.

Comment from CristiP — posted over 7 years ago

I would omit the oregano next time. Not crazy about oregano in this one. Otherwise, it's delish!

Comment from [email protected] — posted over 7 years ago

Has anyone thawed a batched and cooked it on low for an hour in the crockpot?

Comment from hooahwife — posted over 7 years ago

I have some bean-a-phobes at my house so I subbed diced carrots and celery and sauteed them with the beef. it worked out really well. Everyone liked it, including my toddler. Next time I might try diced pumpkin or acorn squash.

Comment from dltnolan — posted about 7 years ago

To answer above (CristiP), it appears the original should say serves 16. So I'd just used the scaled tab, and follow that. (But you've probably already arrived at the same conclusion.) :)

Comment from Chef Me — posted over 6 years ago

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