Carrie's Chili For Bean And Meat Lovers

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 green pepper, diced
• 2 carrots, diced
• 1 lb ground beef (not too lean)
• 2 links italian sausage, casings removed
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 cup tomato sauce (use your favorite spaghetti sauce blend)
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can dark red kidney beans (not drained)
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed)
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans (drained and rinsed)
• 2 teaspoons beef base (may substitute one cup of beef broth)
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup water (add if using beef base)

Recipe

• 1 in large stock pot, combine beef and sausage.
• 2 season with salt, pepper and cumin.
• 3 add onions and garlic.
• 4 brown meat mixture thoroughly.
• 5 add green pepper, carrots, crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, chili powder, beef base and water.
• 6 combine and bring to boil.
• 7 reduce to simmer, covered for 1 hour or until vegetables are tender.