Comforting Pizza Chili with your Favorite Toppings
Pizza and Chili unite! Pick all your favorite pizza toppings and turn them into a comforting chili. This recipe is based off of Taste of Home's Pepperoni Pizza Chili. The version below is my family's favorite. Read the post for more options.
Equipment
- 1 5 qt Dutch Oven
Ingredients
Pizza Chili
- 1 lb. Italian Sausage
- 1/2 Onion diced
- 3 Garlic cloves minced
- 8 oz Mushrooms diced
- 3 oz Pepperoni uncured, cut in quarters
- 1 jar Pizza Sauce (12oz)
- 1 can Fire Roasted or Italian Stewed Tomatoes or no sodium added diced tomatoes
- 1 can Tomato Sauce (15oz)
- 1.5 tsp Italian Seasoning or Pizza Seasoning
- 1 can Kidney Beans rinsed & drained, optional
Topping Options
- Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- Parmesan Cheese grated
- Red Pepper Flake
- Banana Peppers
- Fresh Ground Pepper
Instructions
- Heat 5 qt Dutch oven over medium heat. Add sausage and onion. Cook until sausage is cooked (165° F). Drain off fat & discard. Add in garlic, mushrooms, Italian or Pizza Seasoning, and beans (if using). Cook for 30 seconds.
- Stir in Pizza Sauce, Tomato Sauce, and canned Tomatoes. Add in Pepperoni. Bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer. Simmer on low for 30 minutes.
- Bowl up chili, sprinkle with toppings of choice. Serve with a side salad or breadsticks. Enjoy!
Notes
Make this your own by swapping in your favorite pizza ingredients.
*Sodium levels in nutrition facts don't account for no salt added tomatoes or beans.
Nutrition
Serving: 8servingsCalories: 210kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 14gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 1589mgPotassium: 778mgFiber: 4gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 1027IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 11mg
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