Barbara's Famous Chili

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 green bell peppers, chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs hot italian sausage
• 1 3/4 lbs stew meat, cut into bitesize pieces
• 1 lb crushed tomatoes
• 1 lb whole tomato
• 2 lbs italian-style tomatoes
• 1/2 cup chili powder
• 1 pint water
• 86 ounces canned red kidney beans (2 1lb 11 oz cans)

Recipe

• 1 in large pot, sauté onion and garlic in hot oil until soft.
• 2 add bell pepper and set aside.
• 3 in large skillet, cook sausage and stew meat until light brown.
• 4 add meat mixture to pot and simmer a few minutes to blend flavors.
• 5 add chili powder and tomatoes and let simmer uncovered for two hours.
• 6 add water if necessary.
• 7 add kidney beans and juice until heated all the way through.
• 8 serve hot.