Smokey Italian Chili , Award Winner

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 lb hot italian sausage (bulk not links)
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 cup smoked mozzarella cheese, grated (most grocery store deli’s carry this)
• 1 package mccormick chipotle chili seasoning
• 4 (16 ounce) cans bush dark red kidney beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce with italian seasoning
• 2 (10 ounce) cans rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies, with garlic olive oil and oregeno
• 2 tablespoons liquid smoke
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning
• 2 tablespoons minced or diced garlic
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon garlic salt
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 brown the italian sausage and turkey in large skillet and break into small bite-sized pieces with the spatula, drain fat, put in large pot turned on medium-high.
• 2 drain the liquid from the beans and add beans to the pot.
• 3 add the tomato sauce and rotel, stir well.
• 4 add chili seasoning, italian seasoning, garlic, worchestshire sauce, garlic salt, liquid smoke, red wine and water, stir and heat until simmer.
• 5 add the grated smoked mozzarella cheese, stirring until it is well melted.
• 6 mix the corn starch with either 1/4-cup of red wine or with 1/4-cup cold water until smooth, then add to the chili and mix well.
• 7 simmer for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.