Saturday, October 2, 2010

Chili in a Pinch

Might as well blog this one, too. We decided at the last minute to have a cookout in the back yard, and the requested entree was chili.  I said ok because we had a little less than a pound of ground beef left unused from another meal. Everyone was singing its praises, so I present it here.

Ingredients:

a pound of ground beef- i actually used .75 lbs of ground sirloin.
1 large can of tomato sauce
about a cup of beef broth
one medium or large onion, diced
a small can of red enchilada sauce
two cans of mild chili beans, with sauce
1 tbl ground cumin
1 tbl smoked paprika
i tsp dried oregano
salt and pepper

in a dutch oven or similar heavy pot, start sauteing the onion in a tbl olive oil. Add the ground beef right after. after a few minutes add the cumin, paprika and oregano. cook until the onion is soft. then add the tomato sauce, enchilada sauce and beef broth. simmer for 15 minutes.

Couldn't be more simple.

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