tori's beanless chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 13-14
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 large onions, diced
• 2 pounds ground beef
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 red bell peppers, seeded and diced
• 4 cups tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as v8®)
• 3 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (26 ounce) can tomato soup (such as campbell's®)
• 1 pound chorizo sausage, ground
• 2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chiles
• 3 tablespoons chili powder (such as mccormick®)
• 1 tablespoon adobo seasoning (rojo adobo) (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• bring water to a boil in a large soup pot, reduce heat to low, and cook onions in the simmering water until translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. add ground beef to onions; cook and stir until ground beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 more minutes. sprinkle beef with salt and black pepper as it cooks. drain excess grease.
• heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell peppers in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. add peppers to meat mixture. stir vegetable juice cocktail, diced tomatoes, tomato soup, chorizo sausage, green chiles, chili powder, and adobo seasoning into mixture until combined.
• bring chili to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thickened, about 30 minutes. cover and continue simmering to blend flavors, about 20 minutes more.