Pepperoni Pizza Chili
This fantastic chili recipe has an Italian flair with the taste of pepperoni pizza added to the mix! Pepperoni, Italian seasonings and mozzarella cheese add fantastic flavor to this wonderful Tex-Mex recipe. It's great with cornbread dunked in it!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. 96% lean ground beef or ground sirloin
- 1/2 large chopped green bell pepper chopped
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 15 oz. jar pizza sauce
- 8 oz. jar spaghetti sauce or tomato sauce
- 15 oz. can ranch style beans undrained
- 15 oz. can Italian stewed tomatoes undrained (see note below)
- 1 1/2 tsp. Italian seasoning
- 3 1/2 oz. sliced pepperoni
- 1 tsp. chili powder or more to taste
- mozzarella cheese to garnish each serving
Instructions
- Sauté beef, bell peppers and onions in a skillet until meat is cooked through and veggies are tender.
- Drain beef. Place beef mixture and remaining ingredients (except mozzarella cheese) in a crockpot and cook over low heat about 6-8 hours or high 4-6 hours.
- Check seasonings.
- Add more chili powder or Italian seasoning if desired.
- Ladle chili into bowls.
- Sprinkle about 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese over each individual serving.
Notes
NOTE: I used half green, half red and half orange bell peppers, because that’s what I had on hand.
NOTE: Because I could not find Italian stewed tomatoes, I added ¼ tsp. each of basil and oregano.
NOTE: the original recipe calls for one pound of ground beef. Because my husband likes his chili meaty I added an additional pound. Use one or two pounds of beef as you prefer.
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