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White House Chili

The way the Obama’s have their White House Chili – with the trimmings !

The way the Obama's have their White House Chili - with the trimmings !

Yep, apparently this is how the Obamas have their White House chili.  And I have to say it is a first class, comforting meal on a cold night !

You can of course add more or less chili powder or even fresh chilies, but the recipe below was just right for us. I had to adapt a little, but not much.

And we had it with all the trimmings, chopped onions, grated Cheddar cheese and especially the sour cream !  I think the sour cream is actually the deal breaker here.

Best of all, dinner will be on the table within 30 minutes, give or take a minute.  Simple, everyday pantry ingredients which you should already have on hand.

The way the Obama's have their White House Chili - with the trimmings !

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White House Chili

White House Chili

Linda Nortje
The way the Obama's have their White House Chili - with the trimmings
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 4 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 TB Olive Oil
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 1 Green Bell Pepper chopped
  • 2 t Garlic crushed
  • 450 g Lean Ground Beef ( 1 pound )
  • 2 TB Garlic and Chili Powder
  • ¼ t Ground Cumin
  • ¼ t Oregano
  • ½ t Turmeric
  • ¼ t Dried Basil
  • 1 can (410g) Chopped Tomatoes
  • 1 t Sugar
  • 3 TB Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1 can (410g) Red Kidney Beans drained and rinsed
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

EXTRAS:

  • Cheddar Cheese grated
  • Onion chopped
  • Sour Cream

Instructions
 

  • Heat the Olive Oil in a large saucepan – saute the Onion, Green Bell Pepper and the Garlic until soft
  • Add the Ground Beef and cook until done
  • In a small bowl mix the Garlic and Chili Powder, Cumin, Oregano, Turmeric and Basil – add to the Beef mixture – stir through
  • Add the Tomatoes, Sugar, Red Wine Vinegar and the Red Kidney Beans – simmer 20 minutes until the liquid from the Tomatoes have reduced some
  • Season to taste with Salt and Pepper

Notes

Serve over rice with Grated Cheddar Cheese, chopped Onion and Sour Cream on the side ( Recipe Source :  Mr FOOD )
Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

We will most definitely have this dish again and I hope you will try it too (and enjoy ! )

LINDA

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Evelyn Osborn

Thursday 8th of October 2015

I love chili with all these fixings!! Oh yum!!

Mommy on Demand

Thursday 31st of October 2013

Yum, love a good pot of chili when its cold! ! Would love for you to come share over at my link party http://mommyondemand.com/recipes/

Madonna/aka/Ms. Lemon

Wednesday 30th of October 2013

This is similar to what I make, but this one has a few more spices and herbs. I will have to give it a try to see if it bumps up the flavor. I am always up for that.

Just a little gossip - Sam Kass, the whitehouse chef just got engaged to Alex Wagner from MSNBC. They were teasing her the other day about it. She said she had no comment, and everyone laughed.

Couscous & Conciousness

Wednesday 30th of October 2013

Well, if it's good enough for the Obamas it's definitely good enough for me. Looks delicious.

angie

Tuesday 29th of October 2013

this sounds very yummy love chili in the cooler part of the year gonna try this recipecome see us at http://shopannies.blogspot.com

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