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Is it starting to get a bit chilly where you are? It is here! It is nowhere near cold yet, but fall, with it’s dropping temperatures, is certainly here. And I LOVE it. This (sadly, very short where I live) season is my absolute favorite. The cooler weather has had me craving chili! I want something thick and hearty that warms me from the inside out.  When we have chili, we also get to have golden, crumbly cornbread. Yuummm….
This thick and hearty chili is quick and easy to throw together as well as delicious! I’ve served it at chili cookoffs and been asked for the recipe. (-:
Let’s get started. Go gather your ingredients!
Sweat garlic for 30 seconds or so over medium high heat in 1 Tbsp. olive oil.
Add freeze dried meats and saute for 60-90 seconds until they start to brown just a bit.
Add water and all of the rest of the ingredients except the espagnole sauce. I like to add the spices first and whisk them in well before adding everything else.
Give it a good stir, and then bring to a soft boil over medium-high heat. Turn heat down to medium low, and let simmer for 10-12 minutes.
Add espagnole powder slowly while whisking. Let simmer and thicken well for about 3 minutes.
Let sit (it will thicken a bit more) for 2-3 minutes before serving.
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 Tbsp. garlic
- 3/4 c. [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/freeze-dried-ground-beef.html” target=”_blank”]Freeze Dried Ground Beef[/url]
- 3/4 c. [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/freeze-dried-sausage-crumbles.html” target=”_blank”]Freeze Dried Sausage[/url]
- 9 c. water
- 2 c. Instant Beans [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/instant-red-beans-1962.html”]Red[/url] or [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/instant-black-beans.html” target=”_blank”]Black[/url])
- 1/2 c.[url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/green-chili-peppers-freeze-dried.html” target=”_blank”]Freeze Dried Green Chili Peppers[/url]
- 1/2 c. [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/chopped-onions.html” target=”_blank”]Dehydrated Onions[/url]
- 1/2 c. [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/tomato-dices-freeze-dried.html” target=”_blank”]Freeze Dried Tomato Dices[/url]
- 2 Tbsp. [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/tomato-powder-1.html” target=”_blank”]Tomato Powder[/url]
- 1/2 Tbsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 Tbsp. [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/chef-s-choice.html” target=”_blank”]Thrive Chef Choice Seasoning[/url]
- 1 Tbsp. [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/beef-bouillon-2066.html”]Beef Bouillon[/url]
- 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. Worchestershire sauce
- 1/2 c. [url href=”https://simplefamilypreparedness.thrivelive.com/espagnole.html” target=”_blank”]Thrive Espagnole Powder[/url]
- Sweat garlic for 30 seconds or so over medium high heat in 1 Tbsp. olive oil.
- Add freeze dried meats and sauté for 60-90 seconds until they start to brown just a bit.
- Add water and all of the rest of the ingredients except the espagnole powder. (Add the spices first and whisk them in well before adding everything else.)
- Give everything a good stir, and then bring to a soft boil over medium high heat. Turn heat down to medium-low, and let simmer for 10-12 minutes.
- Add espagnole powder slowly while whisking.
- Let simmer and thicken well for about 3 minutes.
- Let sit (it will thicken a bit more) for 2-3 minutes before serving.
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