Chili

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 3 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (16 -32 ounce) cans ranch style beans
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 1 large green pepper, diced
• minced garlic, to taste
• 1 tablespoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• cumin, to taste
• salt, to taste
• 3 -5 dashes worcestershire sauce

Recipe

• 1 in large pot brown ground beef with ground pepper, garlic and salt.
• 2 add diced onion and diced green pepper and continue simmering.
• 3 drain beef mixture (it's not unusual for us not to drain) before adding chilies, tomatoes, beans, sauce and paste along with several cans of water.
• 4 add chili powder, cumin and worcestershire to taste and simmer 3 to 4 hours.
• 5 serve over fritos and top with sour cream or shredded cheese of your choice (this last step is a must in my house).