Ingredients:

“Sauce”:

 1 16oz can Tomato Sauce

 1 8oz can Pizza Sauce

 ½ cup dry Red Wine (optional, and extra credit if it’s Italian)

“Crust”:

 1 16oz can Butter Beans

 1 16oz can Kidney Beans

 Fritos Corn Chips (optional)

 “Toppings”:

 1/2lb Ground Beef

 1/2lb Sausage

 2 cloves Garlic, diced

 25 slices Pepperoni (half of a 3.5oz package)

 8oz (1 cup) Pineapple Tidbits (for sweetness)

 1 Onion (red or white) diced

 ½ Green Pepper, diced

 1 16oz can Diced Tomatoes

 1t Coriander 

 ½t Basil (or Italian Seasoning)

 1t Chili Powder (because it’s still Chili!)

 Shredded Italian Cheese Blend

Directions:

In a skillet, pot, or dutch oven, brown and drain the ground beef, sausage, onion, green pepper, and garlic. Add the rest of the ingredients (except the Beans, Fritos, and Italian Cheese) and simmer for 20 minutes. Add beans and simmer 10 more. Serve topped with a sprinkling of the Italian Cheese blend, and feel free to throw on the optional Fritos for some crunch or kick it up a notch with a few drops of Chipotle Tabasco. Yee-Haw and Mangiamo!

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