Pepperoni-Ground Beef Pizza Chili or Soup
This may be served thick as a chili or served as a thick soup by adding in more broth towards the end of cooking, make as spicy as you like by adjusting the chili flakes and jalapeno pepper using a good quality pepperoni will only improve the flavor, dried smoked sausage will also work well in place of the pepperoni
I recommend to make this up to 2 days in advance this will allow the flavors to blend and intensify even more, this also freezes very well…
Servings 6-8
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
4-6 garlic cloves, finely chopped (the more garlic the better I use lots!)
1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning (or can use pizza seasoning)
1/2 teaspoon crushed red chili flakes, or adjust to taste
1 (16-ounce) can red kdney beans, rinsed and drained
1 (15-ounce) can pizza sauce (or use homemade)
1 (14-1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes with juice
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1-1/2 cups beef broth or water (to serve as a soup add in more broth or water about halfway through cooking time)
1 (3-1/2 ounce) package pizza pepperoni, coarsely chopped
1-1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt (can use white salt)
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions:—————————————
In a large pot or Dutch oven cook the ground beef with onion, green bell pepper, jalapeno pepper and garlic until no longer pink; drain fat.
Add in Italian seasoning and chili flakes; continue cooking stirring continiously until browned (this amy take about 12 minutes for the meat to brown).
Add in pizza sauce, stewed tomatoes with juice, tomato sauce, broth or water, pepperoni and 1-1/2 teaspoon salt; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 1-1/2 hours stirring occasionally and seasoning with black pepper and more salt if needed about halfway through cooking.
If you are serving this as a thick soup add in in more broth ot water halfway though cooking time.
I strongly recommend to cool and refrigerate for up to 2 days this will allow the flavors to intensify even more.
Ladle into serving bowls then sprinkle the top with shredded mozzareall cheese.
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