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Dark Cherry Chili with Bacon

13 January

I was a personal chef for years at the beginning of my culinary career and this simple-to-make chili was a weekly request from one of my long-time clients and her four children. This Dark Cherry Chili with Bacon is savory, smoky, salty, a little sweet and so delicious. The perfect meal in a bowl that the entire family will gobble down!

Ultimate cherry CHILI Toppings:

diced avocado with fresh-squeezed lime
a dollop of plain yogurt or sour cream
fresh-grated pepperjack cheese
a drizzle of brightland roasted garlic olive oil
plantain chips (crush ‘em up!)

Watch my full dark cherry chili video here

Dark Cherry Chili with Bacon

This Dark Cherry Chili with Bacon is savory, smoky, salty, a little sweet and so delicious. The perfect meal in a bowl that the entire family will gobble down!

5 from 1 vote

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Course Dinner

Servings 6

Ingredients

8 oz uncured bacon diced small
1 medium yellow onion diced small
1 large poblano ribs and seeds removed, diced small
6-8 cloves fresh garlic minced
1.25 pounds 85/15 ground beef
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon each granulated garlic, onion powder, cumin, sea salt, smoked paprika
1 teaspoon dried oregano
20 turns of freshly ground pepper
large pinch of cayenne
one 10 oz bag frozen dark cherries
2 t tomato paste
1 16.9 oz box beef broth about 2 cups
1 cup canned crushed tomatoes
1 tablespoon pure maple syrup omit for whole30
diced avocado, crushed plantain chips, shredded pepper jack cheese to garnish

Instructions

in a heavy bottomed dutch oven over medium heat, add your diced bacon and cook until crispy. transfer to a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
remove bacon grease leaving a couple tablespoons in the pot. add your diced onion and poblano and saute until translucent and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. turn heat down if vegetables are browning too quickly.
add ground beef and break up until uniform and browned. stir in minced garlic and spices, toasting for a couple minutes.
stir in frozen dark cherries, tomato paste, beef broth, maple syrup and crushed tomatoes. let simmer on low, stirring often, until thickened and flavorful, about 45 minutes- 1 hour. stir in reserved crumbled bacon.
serve with your favorite toppings! this chili is even *better* the next day!

Keyword alwaysavocado, chili, chilinight, toddler meals

Comments

2 Comments:

Regan Brown

January 27, 2024

This chili is an explosion of flavor! My husband will typically only eat one type of chili, but after a little persuasion, he tried this and asked for a second bowl!! Such an easy recipe! Will definitely be adding this into our dinner rotation!