Sausage with Fire-Roasted Corn & Beef Chili

Make a filling lunch or dinner with this flavorful chili that features seasonal, grilled corn on top of our Hatch Chile & Cheddar Sausages. Or sub in your favorite flavor of Verde sausage.

Ingredients for chili:

• 2 28-ounces cans of crushed tomatoes 
• 3 ears of fresh corn, grilled, or 1 bag of frozen fire-roasted corn 
• 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 3 small onions, diced
• 2 peppers, chopped
• 2 lbs. Verde 100% Grass-Fed Ground Beef
• 2 tbsp. chipotle powder
• 1 tbsp. garlic powder
• 1 tbsp. smoked paprika
• Salt and pepper to taste 
• Cooking oil

Ingredients for grilled sausage and onions:

• 2 medium red onions, sliced
• Verde Hatch Chile & Cheddar Sausage, or your favorite flavor 

For serving: 

• Hotdog buns of choice
• Grated cheese of choice
• Lime wedges
• Guacamole or sliced avocado (optional)

Directions for the chili: 

• In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, cook diced onions, and peppers in oil. Stir until soft.
• Add crushed tomatoes and tomato paste and stir.
• In a separate pan, break up the ground beef and cook until it is brown. 
• Add ground beef to the chili pot along with the paprika, chipotle powder, and garlic powder. Season the chili with salt and pepper to taste. Stir well.
• Let your chili simmer on low heat for at least 30 minutes. The longer it cooks, the more flavorful it will be.
• When the chili is nearly done, add the corn from the cobs or the fire-roasted corn, whichever you are using. (See note below on grilling corn.)
• Taste and add more seasonings if needed.  

Directions for the sausage, onions, and assembly:

• Preheat your grill for five minutes.
• Grill beef sausages for 6-8 minutes, flipping halfway until browned on both sides.
• If you’re using grilled corn for your chili, shuck, and place directly on the grill grates. Turn several times until it is cooked and lightly charred, approximately 8-10 minutes.
• Place red onion slices directly on the grill grates. Grill onions for 5-7 per side until softened and charred.
• Serve beef sausage on a hot dog bun topped with chili, grilled onions, cilantro, lime, guacamole, and cheese.