For Christmas my sweet friend gave me a new cookbook, The Big Book of Casseroles. It was the perfect gift because I’ve been needing comfort food lately and this cookbook is loaded with warm, delicious comfort food recipes including this terrific chili.
I served the chili with Fritos scoops, which made eating it more fun. I made a couple of changes to suit my family’s tastes. I used black beans instead of kidney beans, ground chicken sausage instead of kielbasa, added a can of green chilies, and I left out the bell peppers. The chili was quick and easy to throw together and we loved the flavor, next time though, I would double the chili powder to kick it up a notch.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 pound ground sausage
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 cans (15 ounce) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes
- 1 can (15 ounce) tomato sauce
- 1 can (4 ounce) green chilies
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chili powder (or more to taste)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325º. IN a Dutch oven over medium heat, warm oil. Sauté beef, sausage, onion and garlic until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender, about 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and blend well.
- Cover and bake about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer. Remove bay leave and discard. Serve topped with sour cream, sliced green onions or grated cheddar cheese.
Notes
adapted from The Big Book of Casseroles
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Looks great for game days or a party – especially since it can be eaten with the chips. Nice hearty munchie food
Nice! I’ve never used black beans while making Chili. We would like that. Chili with Sour Cream is the best!
~Judy
This looks so good. I never thought of baking chili. It has a lot of good flavors going on there too!
Looks good, especially scooped with the Fritos:)
This is such comforting food to warm my belly for sure. Looks really inviting. Thanks for sharing & hope you’re enjoying your day.
Blessings, Kristy
looks great have a fun weekend Barbara
A chilly would be so warming and great right now while I freeze at work with cold hands and hungry stomach. Gorgeous Barabara!
oh my goodness, i would never think to oven bake chili, i love how rich and concentrated everything is, delicious!
I’ve ran across that cassserole book before and really enjoyed looking through it. I’m sure you’ll find all sorts of tasty recipes in there. Love the idea of making chili in the oven. This one looks great!
I love the idea of baking chili! Great recipe!
Wow! Baked ~ must try this techinique!
That looks wonderful! Baked huh… I’ll have to try it!
Mmmm….that looks like divine comfort food, especially with the fritos!
Your chili looks very yummy – and I love to scoop it up up with the Frito’s scoops!
This looks like my kinda meal! I love easy casseroles and I love chili. Mountain man will go crazy if I let him eat it with fritos
I’m crazy about chilli, it’s my Sunday night tradition and yippee, it’s Sunday tomorrow! Xx
Why haven’t I thought of putting sausages in chili?! Looks so good!
Love how thick and hearty your chili is! Perfect with the corn chips!
What a great idea – I’ve always done a crockpot chili – I’ll have to try this
Mmm with Fritos! Great idea!
This chili looks so thick and hearty- fantastic!
Mmmm, I love this Barbara, like the slight changes you’ve made too.., delicious
i am drooling over this. I would want some nachos to go along with this! YUMM!
perfect for my Super Bowl parteee!
Wow. That is really thick, Barbara. I’d love to serve it on game day…especially with the chips for dipping into it!
Barbara, I never made chili, but like the idea of ground beef and sausage. This chili makes a great meal
This does sound like the best deal for this cold weather Barbara… baked chili is a great option! My daughter would love it coz it’s thick! Mmmm
Hmmm, oven baked chili is a concept I’ve never heard of! I’ve simmered all day on the stove and crockpotted, but never oven-baked. Will have to give this one a shot!
Baked chili! Who would have thought! That’s a great idea! And this looks perfect and easy enough to make for the Superbowl!
It sounds easy enough and so hardy! I like that you baked it too!
That looks wonderful. I have yet to successfully make chili
This chili looks amazing!! Perfect for a cold winters night!
Baking chili is new to me and I like the idea.
Wow, looks really great and so perfect for the Super Bowl buffet! Thanks for linking up to Tailgating Time. I hope you will join us tomorrow for the big Super Bowl party. I will be posting a link to the code for the party within the Tailgating post at 11am – I hope you will join us as a host for the big event!
Perfect! Thanks Barbara, will add the link now
Looks wonderful.