Spicy Sausage & Black Bean Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb hot italian sausage
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 sweet red peppers, chopped
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
• 1 chipotle pepper, diced
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (19 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed

Recipe

• 1 remove sausage from casing.
• 2 in dutch oven over medium-high heat, brown meat breaking it up with a wooden spoon as it cooks.
• 3 drain off all but 2 tsp fat.
• 4 reduce heat to medium.
• 5 add chili powder, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, fennel seeds and bay leaves.
• 6 cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• 7 add onions, garlic, red peppers, adobo sauce, and chipotle pepper.
• 8 cook, stirring, for about 8 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
• 9 stir in diced tomatoes and 2 cups water.
• 10 bring to boil, reduce heat and cook, covered, for 20 minutes.
• 11 stir in beans.
• 12 simmer, uncovered, for another 30 minutes or until sauce is thickened.
• 13 remove bay leaves.
• 14 note: you can substitute a jalapeno pepper for the chipotle pepper and hot sauce for the adobo sauce.