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Recipe by: Lisa Prince

Chili Chili Bang Bang

A fellow state employee, Wayne Smith shared his chili recipe so we could share it with viewers like you. This chili is full of many delicious flavors that complement each other and has a lighter taste than most chili due to the lime juice and cilantro.

Servings: 6
Cook Time: Prep Time: 20 minutes; Total Time: 1 hour
Meal Type: Entree
NC Ingredients: beef, green pepper, honey

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Ingredients

1
½ lbs. extra-lean ground beef
1
tsp. garlic powder
1
cup celery, diced
1
cup green pepper, diced
1
cup red onion, diced
1
½ Tablespoon chili powder
1
½ tsp. ground cumin
1
½ tsp. dried oregano
1
tsp. ground coriander
1/4
tsp. black pepper
1
(14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes, un-drained
2
cup tomato sauce
1
¼ cups beef broth
1
¼ cup celery leaves, chopped
1
Tablespoon hickory flavored BBQ sauce
1
(16 oz.) can red beans, drained and rinsed
1
(16 oz.) can beans in tomato sauce, un-drained
1
Tablespoon cilantro, chopped fine
1
Tablespoon fresh lime juice
2
tsp. honey

Directions

In a large pot, cook beef and garlic powder until beef is no longer pink. Stir in the celery, green pepper and red onion. Continue to cook for 3 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften. Add chili powder, cumin, oregano, coriander and black pepper.  Stir for 1 minute. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, beef broth, celery leaves and BBQ sauce.  Mix thoroughly, bring to a boil then reduce heat to low and simmer covered for 20 minutes stirring occasionally. Add the red beans and beans in tomato sauce. Continue to simmer while covered for 10 more minutes.

Remove from heat and add the cilantro leaves, lime juice and honey.

 
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Recipes found on this page are from Got to Be NC members, staff, industry partners and Stove Side Chats. Stove Side Chats is Got to Be NC’s cooking show hosted by restaurant marketing specialist Chad Blackwelder. This series invites chefs and home cooks from around the state to teach you how to cook with in-season North Carolina deliciousness.