Busch Family Foods

1/4 cup water

2 large onions, diced

2 pounds ground beef

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 red bell peppers, seeded and diced

4 cups tomato-vegetable juice cocktail (such as V8®)

3 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes

1 (26 ounce) can tomato soup (such as Campbell's®)

1 pound chorizo sausage, ground

2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chiles

3 tablespoons chili powder (such as McCormick®)

1 tablespoon adobo seasoning (rojo adobo) (optional)

 

1.  Bring water to a boil in a large soup pot, reduce heat to low, and cook onions in the simmering water until translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Add ground beef to onions; cook and stir until ground beef is browned and crumbly, about 10 more minutes. Sprinkle beef with salt and black pepper as it cooks. Drain excess grease.

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2.  Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bell peppers in the hot oil until softened, about 5 minutes. Add peppers to meat mixture. Stir vegetable juice cocktail, diced tomatoes, tomato soup, chorizo sausage, green chiles, chili powder, and adobo seasoning into mixture until combined.

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3.  Bring chili to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until thickened, about 30 minutes. Cover and continue simmering to blend flavors, about 20 minutes more.