This was a huge hit with my family but I adjusted it a tiny bit: add 1 pound of ground pork, 1/2 of chopped cilantro, 1 can of each: canneline, black and kidney beans and 2 cups of frozen corn(added with beans). Makes more for a bigger crowd and is just heartier.

Interestingly the recipe does not call for ant Salt and Pepper which I added liberally to help it out. Also a bit of olive oil for browning the meat. Solid recipe, not my favorite but good.

I love this recipe. The only thing I do differently is use a pint of hearty beer instead of the water.

I began making chiki with fresh stewing beef 30 or 40 years ago. I prefer to start with dry pinto beans,home canned stewed tomatoes and fresh onions and green peppers. I do not season it to be so hot tears run down my face. I prefer to enjoy the combination of seasonings,vegetbles and meat. Hot and spicey is a macho mentallity I never I never cared for. Also, sour cream NEVER goes near any Mexican food I eat.

Everyone said it was the best chili they have ever had! One change I made was using homemade chicken stock replacing the water. Doubling this recipe made it last all Superbowl weekend long. Adding some chicken streched it for one more meal on Monday night. .

This "chili" is so much better than using plain ole hamburger. If you want it to look more like hamburger just ask butcher to grind up the sirloin for you, unless you have a meat grinder at home. Which is how we make all our hamburger meat.

I thought the same but this is a great chili and now my family's favorite. I used stew meat/ sirloin tips which wasn't expensive ---seasonings were authentic.

Chili with sirloin beef and Italian sausage