Burly Bites: Beef Chili and Paloma Drink

By Allison Joy

This week, break out the ground beef and cook up a simple, yet delicious, chili. It’s super easy, full of flavor, and stores well for those drunken fridge raids at 3 a.m. (because, let’s face it, Ramen just gets old after a while.) Pair it with a Paloma Cocktail—a classic Mexican favorite—made with citrus soda and tequila and you’ll be good to go.

Beef Chili (serves 4)

1 pound ground beef ¼ onion, chopped ½ tsp ground black pepper ¼ tsp garlic salt 1 ¼ cup canned stewed tomatoes ½ (8 oz) jar salsa 2 tbsp chili seasoning ½ (15 oz.) can light red kidney beans ½ (15 oz. ) can dark red kidney beans ½ (15 oz.) can chickpeas 1 cup beer

1. In a saucepan over medium heat, combine ground beef and onions and sautée until meat is browned and onions are tender. Drain grease.

2. Add pepper, garlic salt, tomatoes, salsa, chili seasoning, kidney beans, chickpeas and beer. Mix well, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for an hour.

Paloma Cocktail

2 oz tequila 6 oz grapefruit or citrus soda ½ oz lime juice Salt

1. Rim a glass with salt

2. Fill the glass with ice and add tequila and lime juice

3. Top it off with soda

Enjoy!

All recipes adapted from allrecipes.com