chili with cocoa and salsa

Desciption

from www.shopworldkitchen.com. this is delicious! the original recipe simply said 4 sausages, i am guessing 1 pound, but you could probably use 1/2 a pound.note: i tried adding a can of black beans to my last batch - not my best experiment and i do not recommend it. :(

Steps

Slice sausages into about 6 pieces each
Place in 6-quart stockpot or dutch oven and saut until well browned
Remove to a mixing bowl and add ground beef to pot and brown
Remove to mixing bowl
Drain fat from pot and add olive oil
Add onions and cook over medium-low heat until they are translucent
Add garlic and cook another minute or two
Or until the garlic is fragrant
Return sausage and ground meat to pot
Add jalapenos
Salt
Cumin
Chili powder
Oregano
Tomatoes
Salsa and cocoa
Cover and simmer for 2 hours
Adjust seasoning to taste
Add kidney beans
Cover again and cook 30 minutes

Step 11

Total Time in Minute 165

Ingredients Count 14

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Ingredients

Hot italian sausage

Lean ground beef

Olive oil

Onions

Garlic cloves

Fresh jalapeno peppers

Salt

Ground cumin

Chili powder

Dried oregano

Crushed tomatoes in puree

Salsa

Cocoa

Canned red kidney beans

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