Chili for a crowd!
Brown ground beef in large kettle. Drain fat. Add other ingredients. Cover and simmer over low heat about 2 hours. Serves 24-30
By Robin from Washington, Ia
This page contains the following solutions.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
I need a recipe for chili to feed 50. I am going to use this in a soup kitchen so must watch costs.
By volunteer
A lot of cookbooks have this in them, especially the ones put out by churches. Whenever I make chili I use a lot more beans than meat. Sometimes for the liquid I use tomato juice instead of other tomato products. Then I use the packets of seasoning and onion, and whatever else.
At one time I saw a chili recipe that was called "Everything But the Kitchen Sink Chili". I have had several people tell me the cheapest liquid to use is tomato juice, but for what I make at home I use whatever I have on hand. If you google the topic you might be able to find what you need too.
Really can't get much more simple than this recipe and should be able to find most of these items for a very low cost at stores like Wal-Mart. Have adjusted amounts to serve 50.
12 lbs ground beef
12 onions, chopped
4 tbsp minced garlic
3/4 cup chili powder
1/4 cup salt
1/4 cup dried oregano
24 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
Combine ground beef, onion and garlic in large stockpot over medium heat, sauté until beef is brown, drain and return to stockpot.
Stir in chili powder, salt, oregano, tomatoes, and tomato sauce, heat to boiling then reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
Stir in beans and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes stirring occasionally.
I did a lot of cooking of soups and chili as a volunteer. My favorite source of recipes was the Food.com site. In the place where the recipe indicates the number of servings, it is possible to scale up to the number you are attempting to serve and it will automatically give you the quantities.
Allrecipes.com has great recipes submitted by regular people and you can adjust the number of servings.
Cut this in half.
Chili for 100 People
12 lbs. ground beef
5 1/2 oz. chili powder
3 tbsp. cumin
1 (#10) can ketchup
1 lb. onions, minced
1 tbsp. black pepper
Brown ground beef in large kettle; add onions. Cook until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients. Heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, to blend flavors and bring to a serving temperature. This large amount will take most of the day to cook. I use an electric roaster. We have used this recipe annually for years.
MELLOW CHILI
olive oil
3 medium onions, chopped
2 green peppers, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
8 lbs ground beef
1 can tomato paste
2 can stewed tomatoes
2 can tomato sauce
1 can mild salsa
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 3oz jars chili powder
1 jalapeno chili, chopped
2 tsp salt
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp black pepper
2 large cans chili beans in gravy
THIS RECIPE WILL FEED A WHOLE TROOP.
Thinly cover a pot with olive oil. Sauté green peppers, onions, and celery 10 minutes. Add meat and cook until brown. Stir in tomato paste, stewed tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Simmer 15 minutes. Add rest of ingredients and simmer -1 hour. Stir occasionally. Serve
This is a page about setting up a chili bar. A chili bar is a tasty addition to the menu for your next party or family get together
