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This chili recipe is somewhat spicy. Hence, the reasons why I call it my 2-alarm chili. It has chunks of cooked steak, ground beef, and pinto beans added to it. It equals about seven quarts of homemade chili when it's finished cooking. The beans alone make about twelve cups when cooked. So, you'll definitely need a huge pan for this recipe, because the chili will be prepared inside the same pan that the beans are cooked in.

If you're looking for a faster way to make homemade chili, this recipe is fairly simple and fast to prepare. Plus, it tastes so delicious that you can't even tell it wasn't slow-cooked all day long.

We went to a friend's house last night for "game night," which basically means come over for drinks and a boatload of delicious food, and we'll sit at the table with whatever board or card game is out for "show only" and just drink, chat, and eat the night away. Lol my kind of evening! I can even wear sweats and a sweatshirt, because these friends are the most down to earth non-judgy family out there. We always have a great time when were together, and always come home stuffed! Last night was no exception, as we were introduced to Cincinnati-style chili for the first time. I'm embarrassed to say that I've never had it, but can honestly say going forward, I see a lot of Cincinnati Chili in our future.

It's cold out today, snowed overnight and I just about froze my buns off in the barn this am. I decided right there and then that chili would be on the menu for tonight accompanied with some delicious corn bread. If you haven't tried my cornbread - OMGGG try it!!!! So moist and delicious! Perfect to go with this white bean chicken chili. It's only 10 am and I'm already thinking of dinner, it's going to be a looong day - lol. If you can't find fresh peppers then you can always get a 4 ounce can of chili peppers (mild or hot). Sometimes I use adobo peppers in sauce and just chop up a few and add to my chili base. This recipe written as is does have some heat to it, think of a "medium" heat salsa. If you are not a spicy person, substitute the peppers for green and red peppers bell peppers and decrease the cayenne pepper to 1/4 teaspoon. The heavy cream will help a temper the heat.

The savory aroma of chilies, onions, pinto beans, and spices are filling my entire house this morning. Because today, I am making homemade chili in my large Dutch oven on the burner of my wood stove. Ooh, it smells so good!