Warm Up Beer Chili

With a chill in the air, I have been attempting to find recipes that warm you up from the inside out.  In addition, for years I have battled a sensitivity to tomatoes, but now seem to be able to eat them (something about your body chaining every 7 years...), so I am looking forward to trying new recipes.

 I used to make this chili with just beer, but was happy to try it out with crushed tomatoes this time. My husband said it was the best chili I ever made, so I take that as a win and thought I would share it with you. I also like that there are hidden veggies in this recipe - so I feel like I can enjoy more!

While delicious, chilly does not make for a beautiful picture....

Ingredients

• 500g of lean ground beef
  
• 1/2 an onion, chopped
  
• couple cloves of garlic minced
  
• 1 jalapeno, finely chopped
  
• 1 tsp of chili powder (or more if you like it hot)
  
• 1 tsp of chipotle chili powder (or more if you like it hot)
  
•  1 1/2 tsp of paprika 
  
• 1 can of kidney beans, drained
  
• 1 package of cremini mushrooms (mine was 227g) chopped
• 1-2 carrots shredded 
• 1 can crushed tomatoes
• 1-2 tall boys of your favorite beer (I like a beer with flavour, like Sam Adams or Innis and Gunn)
  
• 1 cup frozen corn
  

How To

• Brown meat in a dutch oven on medium high heat, drain and set aside
  
• Sweat the onion with the garlic and jalapeno (add more oil if needed)
  
• Add spices
  
• Add remaining ingredients (except corn - I toss that in in the last half!)
  
• Bring to a boil, then reduce and simmer for half and hour 
  
• Add corn and simmer for another 20 - 3o minutes
  
• Enjoy with your favorite toppings - sour cream, cheese and nachos are popular in our house!
  

What are some of your favorite tomato based recipes?