Smokey Chipotle Bean Chile

Total Time: 3 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, grated
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 medium onions, diced
• 5 garlic cloves, diced
• 1 jalapeno, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 4 chipotle peppers, with some of the adobo sauce, chopped (from a can)
• 1 (28 ounce) can whole tomatoes with juice, hand crushed
• 1 six oz.can tomato paste
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can great northern beans, drained and rinsed well
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• cracker

Recipe

• 1 mix the first seven ingredients together to make the spice mix.
• 2 chop the onion, garlic and jalapeno.
• 3 brown the ground beef, onion, garlic, jalapeno and spice mix in a large, heavy bottomed sauce pot.
• 4 add the chipotle peppers, crushed tomatoes and their juice and tomato paste.
• 5 chipotle note: i find chipoles in adobo sauce smokey and spicy but not hot. not everyone agrees with me so adjust to your taste. on scale of 1 to ten, with ten being the hottest, this made as stated is a 6.
• 6 simmer for two hours, stirring occasionally.
• 7 taste for seasoning and adjust to your taste.
• 8 gently stir in the beans.
• 9 simmer for one more hour, stirring once or twice.
• 10 serve with grated cheese and crackers.
• 11 enjoy!