Slow-Cooked Chili

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 pound boneless pork shoulder cut into 1/2 in cubes
• 8 ounces italian sausage spicy
• 8 ounces andouille sausage cut into 1/2 in cubes
• 3 cups onion chopped
• 1 cup green bell pepper chopped
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 3 tablespoons tomato paste rounded
• 1 cup beer
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 3 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 tomatillos quartered
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 can plum tomatoes chopped
• 1 can rotel
• 1 can black beans
• 1 can pinto beans
• 1 smoked ham hock
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3/4 cup green onions chopped
• cheddar cheese shredded
• limes quartered

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add ground pork to pan; cook until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain well. Transfer pork to slow cooker.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add cubed pork shoulder AND cubed andouille sausage to pan; cook until browned. Drain well. Transfer meats to slow cooker.
3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add italian sausage to pan; cook until browned, stirring to crumble. Drain well. Transfer to slow cooker.
4. Add onion and bell pepper to a large skillet; saute 8 minutes, stirring frequently. Add garlic; saute 1 minute. Add tomato paste; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in beer; cook 1 minute. Transfer onion mixture to slow cooker.
5. Mix together in a bowl the chili powder, and next 10 ingredients (through ham hock). Add mixture to slow cooker.
6. Cover and cook on HIGH 5 hours.
7. After 5 hours, remove ham hock and bay leaves and stir in sugar. Continue to let it cook for 30 minutes.
8. Ladle about 1 1/3 cups chili into each of 8 bowls; top each serving with chopped green onion. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese and lime wedges.

ground beef, pork shoulder, andouille sausage, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, tomato paste rounded, beer, chili powder, ground cumin, oregano, ground black pepper, bay leaves, tomatoes, black beans, pinto beans, hock, sugar, green onions, cheddar cheese

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Slow-cooked-Chili-746682 (may not work)