Over the Top Chili

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 lbs ground beef
• 1 lb bacon
• 2 Tablespoons chili seasoning packets or 2 batches of homemade chili seasoning
• 1 onion

  diced
• 1 15 oz can pinto beans

  drained and rinsed
• 1 15 oz can black beans

  drained and rinsed
• 1 15 oz can kidney beans

  drained and rinsed
• 1 15 oz can tomato sauce
• 3 15 oz cans diced tomatoes
• 1-2 bottles Mexican beer
• 1.4 ounce can diced green chiles

Instructions

• 1 Prep your grill for an indirect cook and set the temperature to 350°.
• 2 Mix 2 tbls into the ground beef.
• 3 Shape the ground beef mixture into a large ball and wrap it with bacon.
• 4 Mix the remaining ingredients into a large pot. I recommend starting with 1
  bottle of beer and seeing how the consistency is and going from there.
• 5 Once the grill is up to temperature, place the pot under the grates and place
  the meatball on the grate above the chili pot.
• 6 Cook for approximately 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours or until the meatball is cooked
  through or 165° on a meat thermometer.
• 7 Check occasionally to be sure your pot is not looking overly dry and add more
  beer if necessary.
• 8 Remove the meatball and the pot from the grill. Chop bacon and meat roughly and
  add to the pot. Stir to combine.
• 9 Add more beer if necessary to reach the chili consistency you prefer.
• 10 Return the pot with the meat stirred in the grill for an additional 30 mins.
• 11 Serve with cornbread as a side dish and your favorite chili toppings such as
  shredded cheese, diced jalapeños, sour cream, and fresh cilantro.

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