Pat’s Famous Beef and Pork Chili Ingredients

Bacon & Onion Chopped, Cans Open

Cooking Bacon

Garlic, Onions, Peppers & Spices Added To Bacon

Beef Joins The Fun

Pork All Mixed In

Beans & Beer!

Canned Tomatoes

Chili Cooking

Cheese Shredded, Sour Cream & Lime Wedges Ready For Chili

Chili Cooked

Pat’s Famous Beef and Pork Chili Plated

I’ve made plenty of chili in my days. Most of them kind of blend together, but then I made Pat Neely’s Famous Beef and Pork Chili which I saw over on Food Network’s website and things changed for me all because of one spectacular ingredient: bacon. You can hit the link to head over and see the the recipe which is super easy to follow, but I want to talk about the addition of that delicious, salty substance known as bacon. The flavor might have faded a bit in the leftover phase, but that first bite of bacon-infused chili was just slap-you-in-the-face amazing. Why had I never thought of this before? Why hadn’t I come across a recipe like this before? You can darn well bet that every chili I make from here on out will feature bacon.