This chili recipe comes from local producer Jóia Food Farm, a diverse livestock and organic grain farm located near Charles City. Ingredients with an asterisk (*) are available seasonally right here in North Iowa! Click on select ingredients to find them nearby or stop by your local farmer's market.
Cook ground meat, onion, green pepper and garlic until meat is brown. Stir in undrained tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, basil, salt and pepper. Bring to boil then reduce to simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes or more. Serve hot!
We enjoy eating chili with buttered flour tortillas. Corn chips is also good!
Notes
Jóia Food Farm is a diverse livestock and organic grain farm located near Charles City in Northeast Iowa owned and operated by farmers Wendy Johnson and Johnny Rafkin. Read more about their story here: https://www.joiafoodfarm.com/your-farmers