Smoked Chili
Smoked Chili Over The Top is a popular method of cooking chili on the grill with the meat cooked "over the top" of the chili. The meat and the chili both get smoky and delicious for an epic pot of chili that is hearty and delicious.
Calories: 342kcal
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chili meat or lean ground beef
- ½ cup + 3 tablespoons chili seasoning divided use
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 3 cups diced onion
- 3 cups diced bell peppers
- 4 cups V8 juice or tomato juice
- 3 cups beef broth
- 5 cups cooked pinto beans or 2- 3 cans, drained
- Shredded cheese sour cream, green onions & Fritos for serving, optional
Instructions
- Prepare a grill fire to about 300° with pecan or hickory for smoke flavor.
- Mix chili meat or ground beef with 1/2 cup of chili seasonings.
- Form into a thin loaf - we pressed it into a small pan, about 8 x 10 x 1 inch. This doesn't have to be exact. You can also just form it into more of a meatloaf form but it will take a bit longer to cook through.
- Flip the pan upside down onto a wire rack and place on a baking sheet.
- In a large dutch oven, cook diced onions and bell peppers in olive oil.
- Stir often until vegetables are softened.
- Add V8 juice, beef broth and remaining chili seasoning.
- Place wire rack of seasoned chili meat over the dutch oven.
- Cook on the grill with the lid closed for about 25 minutes.
- Use a digital thermometer to check meat, cooking until it reaches 165°.
- Remove dutch oven and chili meat from the grill.
- Use 2 forks to crumble meat into bite- sized pieces.
- Add to chili and stir to mix well.
- Simmer until ready to serve.
- Top with cheese, sour cream, green onions and Fritos if desired.
Notes
Store leftover chili in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days. Freeze up to 3 months.
Reheat in a heavy pan over medium heat, stirring often. Add additional V8 or water if chili is too thick. Cook 8- 10 minutes until heated through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 342kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 863mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 7g