Chili

By PatD

Ingredients

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 T oil
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 3 large stalks of celery cut fine
• 1 extra large onion minced
• 1 large green pepper cut fine
• 3 16oz cans tomatoes diced
• 1 16 oz can tomato sauce
• 1 T salt
• 1 T black pepper
• 2 T chili powder
• 1 sm can diced green chilis
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tea cumin
• 2 T sugar
• 3 16 oz cans kidney beans drained

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil, brown meat lightly. Saute garlic,celery, onion and green pepper for about 10 min.
Drain off fat from meat and sauted items
Combine all of the ingredients in a 6 qt crock pot.
Cook on high for 2 hrs and low for 4 hrs.
Add more chili powder if necessary