10/11/2026
For those of you who want to experience the burn year round, here is my 4 Horsemen Chili recipe. Feel free to adjust the heat to your liking.
4 Horsemen Chili
2 pounds lean ground beef or smoked sausage
½ large onion, diced
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
3 tablespoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon seasoned pepper
1 (28 ounce) can baked beans
2 (15.25 ounce) cans kidney beans with liquid
2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
¼ cup white sugar
1 green bell pepper, diced
2 jalapeno chile peppers, diced
1 Habenero diced
1 Ghost Pepper diced
1 Carolina Reaper pepper diced
¼ cup b**r
2 tablespoons crushed red pepper
hot sauce
¼ cup barbeque sauce
In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef together with onion, crushed red pepper, garlic powder, and seasoned pepper. Drain off the fat, and place the mixture into a slow cooker.
Stir baked beans, kidney beans with liquid, tomato paste, sugar, peppers, b**r, and barbeque sauce into the slow cooker. Season with hot sauce and more crushed red pepper.
Cover, and cook on Low for 4 to 5 hours.
