All American Chili

• 6 ounces hot sweet Italian turkey sausage
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 8 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/4 cups merlot or 1 1/4 cups other fruity red wine
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, undrained and coarsely chopped
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained
• 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese (2 ounces)

1. Heat a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
2. Remove casings from sausage.
3. Add sausage, onion, and the next 4 ingredients (onion through jalapeno) to pan; cook 8 minutes or until sausage and beef are browned, stirring to crumble.
4. Add chili powder and the next 7 ingredients (chili powder through bay leaves), and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
5. Stir in wine, tomatoes, and kidney beans; bring to a boil.
6. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
7. Uncover and cook for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
8. Discard the bay leaves.
9. Sprinkle each serving with cheddar cheese.

hot sweet italian turkey sausage, onions, green bell pepper, garlic, ground sirloin, pepper, chili powder, brown sugar, ground cumin, tomato paste, oregano, fresh ground black pepper, salt, bay leaves, merlot, tomatoes, kidney beans, shredded reducedfat sharp

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/all-american-chili-73746 (may not work)