BACON CIDER CHILI

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The best chili you will ever taste. Perfect for a fall day of football-watchin' fun! Garnish servings with sour cream, scallions, and Manchego cheese.

Provided by Sweet Melissa

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Pork Chili Recipes

Time 1h12m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

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Ingredients

3 slices thick-cut bacon, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 pounds lean ground beef
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon smoked Spanish paprika
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 (14.5 ounce) can fire-roasted diced tomatoes
1 ½ cups hard apple cider (such as Samuel Smith®)
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 (14.5 ounce) can pinto beans, drained

Steps:

Place bacon in a large pot over medium-high heat; cook until starting to brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion; reduce heat to medium and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Increase heat to medium-high and add ground beef to the pot; cook and stir until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Stir in chili powder, smoked paprika, salt, and cayenne pepper; cook for 1 minute.
Pour diced tomatoes, apple cider, tomato sauce, and Worcestershire sauce into the pot. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, until flavors combine, about 30 minutes.
Stir pinto beans into the pot. Simmer, uncovered, until beans are heated through, about 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 343.1 calories, Carbohydrate 18.3 g, Cholesterol 82.7 mg, Fat 15.9 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 27.1 g, SaturatedFat 6 g, Sodium 896 mg, Sugar 6.4 g