Dad's easy chili

Triple Batch Ingredients

Quantity	Description
2 lbs.	Lean Ground Beef
1 lb.	Ground Turkey
2 ea.	Medium Onion, chopped
1 ea.	Chopped Green Pepper, chopped
3 ea.	1 pound cans, or 48 ounces, Tomatoes, broken up
1 ea.	1 lb. can, Dark Red Kidney Beans, drained
1 ea.	1 lb. can, Pinto Beans, drained
1 ea.	1 lb. can, Black Beans, drained
1 ea.	1 lb. can, Pinquento Beans, drained
4 ea.	8 ounce cans, or 2x 16 oz., or 32 ounces of Tomato Sauce
1	Dash of salt.
6 tsp.	Chili Powder (Good stuff tastes better!)
3 ea.	Bay Leaves
2 tsp.	Ground Cumin
1 small or medium can	Diced Green Chili's
If you dare!	A bit of crushed red pepper and minced jalapenos and/or bottle of beer, preferably an amber ale.

Procedure

• Cook chopped onions and pepper in a dab of butter until onions are translucent and peppers are softer, set aside.
• Fry the meat in a large covered skillet until meat is lightly browned, drain when almost done and add onions/peppers, green chilies and cook a bit more with stirring.
• Meanwhile, in large pot, mix all other ingredients and start heating.
• When skillet mixture is ready add it to pot.
• Cover and simmer an hour. Stir every now and then.
• When done remove bay leaves.

Serving Suggestions

Makes boucoup Chili. Really good served with beer and corn bread.

History

This recipe is a family favorite. It evolved from the Chili recipe in the Homes and Garden cookbook. Dad significantly modified it to suit family tastes.