Chili in Sourdough Bread bowl

Originally my in-laws were coming over for dinner last night but plans changed when we ended up with a snowstorm.  We got somewhere between 6-8 inches of snow.  I ended up making a pot of chili which was great after our sledding adventure with S.  This was S's first time playing in the snow. It was absolutely hilarious.  At first she couldn't move in her snow suit; she was like the little boy from the Christmas story waddling through our house.  Before we even got outside she tried to lean over to pick something up and just toppled over.  Once we got outside she just stood there unable to move.  But she loved it!  When Chris first put her in the sled, she said "I'm stuck." But once they got moving after an initial "uh-oh" she was having a blast.  Her reaction to the snow was priceless. While we were only outside for about 20 minutes, we had a great time and I think it made my year.

Back to the chili, this recipe is very similar to the 3 B Chili recipe I posted a few months ago. This is actually a simplified version of it.

2 cups of diced yellow onion
1 lb of 85/15 ground beef
1 clove minced garlic

1/2 teaspoon each of onion powder, garlic powder and ground cumin
1 teaspoon Montreal steak seasoning
1/4 teaspoon each of ground ancho chile and ground guajillo chile

In a Dutch oven, heat a tablespoon of olive and brown the beef along with the onion garlic and spices.  Drain the grease.

Add the following to the pot.

14 oz can each of Cannellini beans, Red Kidney beans, chili beans, drained and rinsed
14 oz can of fire roasted tomatoes
2 cups of diced tomatoes
3/4 tablespoon double concentrate tomato paste
1/2 cup of water
7 1/4 oz can of Mexican tomato sauce, I use El Pato Salsa Chile Fresco 
2 tablespoons of chili powder
1 teaspoon of sugar


Cook on low with the top on for a few hours, stirring regularly.


I took sour dough bread and removed the middle and then filled it with the chili.  Garnished with some green onion and cheddar cheese.  The best part of the bread bowl is you don't need crackers.