# [[Chili - Base]] **Prep Time:** **Cook Time:** **Yield:** ## Ingredients - 5 strips uncooked bacon chopped
 - 1 large yellow onion diced (about 1 cup)
 - 1 red bell pepper diced
 - 1 Habanero Pepper - 3 cloves garlic minced (about 1 Tablespoon)
 - 1 lb ground beef (Sub: ground Turkey, shredded Chicken, pulled Pork) 
 - 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
 - 1 Tablespoon chili powder
 - 1 Tablespoon ancho chili powder
 - 1 ½ teaspoons smoked paprika
 - 1 teaspoon cumin
 - 1 teaspoon onion powder
 - ¾ teaspoons ground black pepper
 - ½ teaspoon salt
 - ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
 - 1 ¼ cup beef broth 
 - 15 oz can dark red kidney bean slightly rinsed and drained 
 - 15 oz can black beans lightly rinsed and drained 
 - 14.5 oz can diced fire roasted tomatoes undrained 

 - 7- oz can fire roasted green chilis

 - ¼ cup tomato paste 

 - 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce ## Directions 1. Place chopped (uncooked) bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven and cook over medium heat until crisp and cooked through. Remove bacon to a paper towel lined plate and drain all but 1 ½ Tablespoons of grease.
 2. Add onion and pepper and cook until softened, about 3-5 minutes.
 3. Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds). 4. Add beef, breaking apart with a spatula as you cook. Once meat is partially (about 50%) browned, add sugar and all spices (chili powders, paprika, cumin, onion powder, black pepper, salt, cayenne pepper) and stir well.
 5. Add all remaining ingredients — beef broth, beans, tomatoes, tomato paste, chilis, habanero, and Worcestershire sauce — and your cooked bacon and stir well.
 6. Bring to a boil and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring frequently. 7. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally. Simmer for 30 minutes to allow flavor to really develop. 
 #### Notes - Add diced / sliced bell pepper in the last 10-15mins of simmering for added 'crunch'