Smoked Maple Chili

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 2 medium yellow onions - diced

• 2-3 pounds 90% lean ground beef

• 1 pkg McCormick Chile seasoning mix

• 2 ½ tablespoons chili powder - optional

• 2 tablespoons ground cumin

• ½ cup  Wood’s Smoked Maple Syrup

• ½ cup  Wood’s Ghosted Maple Syrup

• ½ cup  Wood’s Smoked Maple BBQ Sauce

• 1 (18 oz.) can of tomato paste

• 2 tablespoons roasted garlic powder

• 1 ½ teaspoons salt

• 1 ½  teaspoons ground black pepper

• ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper* -optional

• 1 ¼ cups beef broth

• 1 (28 oz.) can petite diced tomatoes

• 2 (16 oz.) cans red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

• 1 (15 oz,) can black beans, drained and rinsed

• 1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce