Steak Chili Cooking Planit and T-Fal Giveaway: Cooking Planit Review

I am super excited about this T-Fal cookware giveaway that starts in 2 days! I am also excited about my Steak Chili.

Don’t forget one of the requirements to enter the giveaway, is to register for the Cooking Planit website. This website is pure genius.

It’s so simple to use, type in what you would like to eat, organize in groceries, prep and cook. Oh…don’t forget you can decide how many servings you want to cook!

I wanted something spicy, so I chose Steak and 3 Bean Chili. You know I never fully follow any recipe, it was so simple to make adaptions to the recipes in Cooking Plainit!

The hubby doesn’t like cumin so I used 2 diced chipotle peppers to give the chili a smokey kick!

I also only had one kind of bean, for my Steak and 3 Bean Chili, so I used all pinto beans which was no problem.

I decided the more meat the better, which made the extra addition of ground chuck a winner!

After I browned all my meats for the chili, I put everything back in the pot.

I made another adaptation with the addition of 8 ounces of hot tomato sauce and 4 ounces of roasted Hatch chiles!

Yes, it looks spicy, exactly what I was going for!

Using steak in the recipe was genius! Don’t forget to freeze your steak, for at least 1 hour making it easier to dice into little chunks.

You know you want a bite! Well, what are you waiting for people, set up your free #CookingPlanit account today!

Did I mention that Cooking Planit also has a free iPhone or iPad apps, which I love!
You can sign up for Cooking Planit on their website here, or check out the app here!

Steak and Bean Chili

adapted from Cooking Planit

1 lb ground chuck

1 lb sirloin steak, cut into 1/2 inch chunks

1 white onion, diced

1 bell pepper, diced

2 chipotle peppers, diced

1 jalapeno, diced

3 cloves garlic, minced

6 ounces hot tomato sauce

4 ounces roasted hatch chiles
15 ounces pinto beans, drained, rinsed

3 1/2 cups beef broth, low sodium

3 tablespoon of chili powder

2 tablespoon creole seasoning

2 tablespoon garlic powder

2 tablespoon onion powder

1 tablespoon ground oregano

1 tablespoon black pepper

extra virgin olive oil.

crackers, cheese, avocado (optional)

Directions:

Mix seasoning blend and set aside. Chop vegetables and set aside.

Remember to freeze steak for about 1 hour to allow easier cutting. Cut steak into 1/2 inch chunks, place steak in a large bowl and coat with 1 tablespoon of seasoning blend, mix well, and set aside.

Add about 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a pot and heat over medium heat. Add steak, in batches if necessary and cook for about 4 minutes on each side.

Remove steak from pan, add onion and bell pepper, jalapeno and chipotle peppers to pan, saute for 5 minutes, add garlic and 1 tablespoon of seasoning blend and cook for 1 minute more.

Add ground chuck, brown for about 10 minutes, add 2 tablespoons of seasoning blend to ground chuck. Add steak back to pan with meat/veggie mixture. Mix well.

Add hot tomato sauce, roasted Hatch chilies, broth, and remaining seasonings, mix well.

Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally for about 1 hour are until steak is really tender. Add more broth if needed to thin chili.

Serve in a large bowl, topped with cheese, crackers, and avocado.

Remember to stop by the other 49 blogs to check out their Cooking Planit reviews and sign up to enter the T-Fal giveaway! The dates of their giveaways and blog links are below:

THE COOKING PLANIT AND T-FAL 2013 GIVEAWAY
Start	End	Flight 1	Flight 2
8/19/13	8/25/13	Baby Boomster	Mrs. Schwartz’s Kitchen
8/20/13	8/26/13	CopyKat Recipes	Daily Dish Recipes
8/21/13	8/27/13	Lisa Cooking	Lark’s Country Heart
8/22/13	8/28/13	ME Redone	Hot Eats and Cool Reads
8/23/13	8/29/13	Mother Would Know	The Two Bite Club
8/24/13	8/30/13	Sophistishe	Citron Limette
8/25/13	8/31/13	Kitchen Concoctions	Cupcakes and Kale Chips
8/26/13	9/1/13	I Can Cook That	Leave a Happy Plate
8/27/13	9/2/13	Peaches & Cake	i love my disorganized life
8/28/13	9/3/13	Diddles & Dumplings	Yates Yummies
8/29/13	9/4/13	basilmomma	Cooking With Libby
8/30/13	9/5/13	Persnickety Plates	Creole Contessa
8/31/13	9/6/13	Ancestral Chef	Bite Sized Blog
9/1/13	9/7/13	The Staten Island Family	Mamal Diane
9/2/13	9/8/13	Food Fash	Recipes For My Boys
9/3/13	9/9/13	The Wicked Noodle	Hungry Little Girl
9/4/13	9/10/13	Unorganized Mommy of 3	The Tasty Fork
9/5/13	9/11/13	Yi Reservation	Dixie Chik Cooks
9/6/13	9/12/13	Chicago Foodie Sisters	The Fountain Avenue Kitchen
9/7/13	9/13/13	Cooking from a SAHM	FoodThoughtsOfaChefWannabe
9/8/13	9/14/13	Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen	Rants from My Crazy Kitchen
9/9/13	9/15/13	What Jew Wanna Eat	Sumptuous Spoonfuls
9/10/13	9/16/13	The Mama Report	Busy Mom of Two
9/11/13	9/17/13	Culicurious	Huppie Mama
9/12/13	9/18/13	Three Diets. One Dinner.	Spice’s Bites

I was provided with a set of T-fal cookware to use and review, a set to give away, as well as the full version of the #CookingPlanit iPad / iPhone app, and a CookingPlanit account to use and review. All opinions are 100% my own.