Leonore’s chili recipe calls for an unusual ingredient: peanut butter. Turns out, there is a long tradition of adding peanut butter to chili or serving peanut butter and crackers with chili. Some people add about 1/4 cup and still others add 1/2 cup of peanut butter for a full-bodied chili with a punch of peanut flavor. I recommend you start with Leonore’s recommended 3 Tbsp peanut butter. Continue adding peanut butter a Tbsp at a time until your Chili tastes just right.
My Big Sister’s Brag Worthy Chili
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb ground sausage
- 1/2 lb hamburger
- 30 oz can light kidney beans
- 15 oz can dark kidney beans
- 2 green peppers chopped
- 2 medium onions diced
- 1 large can diced tomatoes
- 3 Tbsp smooth peanut butter
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- Salt to taste
- -------------------
- Shredded mozzarella
- Shredded Cheddar
- Sour Cream
- Chives
Instructions
- Brown sausage, hamburger and onions.
- Drain grease.
- Add tomatoes, kidney beans, chili powder,
- and salt. Simmer 1 hour.
- Add peppers and simmer until tender.
- Add peanut butter and sugar just before serving. Heat through.
- Top each bowl with with mozarella or cheddar cheese, sour cream, and chives
- Serve with Ritz crackers or Cornbread.