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Touchdown Italian Sausage Chili

By: The Kitchen at Johnsonville Sausage 
"Warm, hearty and full of great Johnsonville Italian Sausage, this is one chili that scores big points with the crowd. Make it the day before for easy serving and even more flavor!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 5.0 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (1)

 

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (19.76 ounce) package Johnsonville® Italian Sausage Links, any flavor
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 3 celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
  • 1 large sweet red pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 large sweet yellow pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 large sweet green pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 (14.5 ounce) cans Italian recipe stewed tomatoes
  • 1 (16 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (15 ounce) can butter beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup sliced black olives
  • 1/4 cup cream sherry (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper, or to taste

Directions

  1. Grill Italian sausage according to package directions; cut into half moon slices and set aside. In a soup kettle, saute the onion, celery, sweet peppers and garlic in oil until tender. Add sausage and the remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until flavors are blended.
  2. Sprinkle chili with grated Asiago, Romano or Parmesan cheese.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 320 | Total Fat: 18.4g | Cholesterol: 36mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 5.0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2011 by Aardy   view full review
Didn't have sherry so used Worcestershire sauce instead. Delicious!

 

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