Hormel Beanless Chili Copycat

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon bacon grease
• 6 cups cold water
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces canned tomato sauce
• 4 tablespoons mild chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon table salt
• 1 cup Fritos corn chips, crushed

Directions

1. 1

   Brown the meat with bacon grease in 4-qt dutch oven. When browned, pour off excess grease except for 2 Tablespoons.

2. 2

   In a 2-qt mixing bowl, add water. Whisk in cornstarch until fully blended. Whisk in flour until fully blended. Whisk in tomato sauce until fully blended.

3. 3

   Stir into the water mixture chili powder, paprika, dried onion, cumin, garlic powder, pepper and salt. Mix well.

4. 4

   Add water mixture to meat in dutch oven.

5. 5

   Stir in the crushed fritos corn chips.

6. 6

   Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer.

7. 7

   Simmer 45-minutes. Stir well and scrape bottom of pot every 5-minutes to prevent burning.

8. 8

   Serve as is or blend slightly with hand blender for a smoother chili.

9. 9

   Serve over hot dogs, hamburgers, polenta, etc.