It's Chili by George!!

This is a good, standard chili, with lots of ground beef, tomatoes, kidney and pinto beans, and onions. It needs to simmer for 90 minutes on the stove, or can be made in a slow cooker and left to simmer all day.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
• Calories: 305 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 ½ cups chopped onion
• ½ teaspoon white sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 (46 fluid ounce) can tomato juice
• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• ¼ cup chopped green bell pepper
• ¼ cup chili powder

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place ground beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Drain, and crumble.

Step 2

In a large pot over high heat combine the ground beef, tomato juice, tomato sauce, kidney beans, pinto beans, onions, bell pepper, cayenne pepper, sugar, oregano, ground black pepper, salt, cumin and chili powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours. (Note: If using a slow cooker, set on low, add ingredients, and cook for 8 to 10 hours.)