# “Over the Top” Chili

This recipe elevates a normal chili to an award-winning dish by smoking the meatloaf above the chili base, allowing the drippings to flavor the chili.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 lb ground chuck
- 1 lb ground beef 80/20
- 0.5 lb breakfast sausage
- chili powder
- Heath Riles Beef Rub
- Garlic jalapeño seasoning
- 0.5 package bacon chopped
- Yellow onion diced
- 0.5 red onion diced
- 2 green bell peppers diced
- lots garlic
- 1 can tomato paste
- 28 oz can petite diced tomatoes
- 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
- 1 can rotel
- 1 box (4 cups) beef broth
- 1 tbsp Better than Bouillon Chili
- 1 tbsp Better than Bouillon Chicken
- cumin
- brown sugar

## Instructions

1. Season the ground chuck, ground beef 80/20, and breakfast sausage heavily with chili powder, Heath Riles Beef Rub, and Garlic jalapeño seasoning.
2. Mix the seasoned meat together and form a tight loaf.
3. Season the outside of the meatloaf again and insert a meat probe.
4. Chop 1/2 package of bacon.
5. Dice yellow onion, 1/2 red onion, and 2 green bell peppers.
6. In a pot, combine the chopped bacon, diced yellow onion, diced red onion, diced green bell peppers, a lot of garlic, 1 can of tomato paste, 28oz can of petite diced tomatoes, 28oz can of crushed tomatoes, 1 can of rotel, 1 box (4 cups) of beef broth, 1 tbsp each of Better than Bouillon Chili and Chicken, and seasonings from the meat including cumin and brown sugar.
7. Place the meatloaf on a wire rack or top shelf of your grill, making sure the pot with the chili base is directly underneath to catch the drippings.
8. Smoke at 275 degrees until the internal temperature of the meat reaches 160 degrees.
9. Break up the smoked meat and add it to the chili base.
10. Smoke for an additional hour, stirring every 15 minutes.

## Equipment

- meat probe
- wire rack
- grill
- pot

## Tips

- Season the meat heavily.
- Make a tight loaf with the mixed meat.
- Season the outside of the meatloaf again before smoking.
- Place the meat on a wire rack or top shelf of the grill, ensuring the pot for the chili base is directly underneath.

## Source

- Original video: https://m.youtube.com/shorts/RJwinIbUOMY
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/84ef88f9-93dc-4e7f-9f76-a84d68c25687
- Extracted: 2026-03-13

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