Christine's Chili

Total Time: 6 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground beef
• 30 ounces kidney beans (i now add more to bump protein up)
• 58 ounces tomato sauce
• 14 1/2 ounces diced italian tomatoes, drained
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 1/2 large green pepper, chopped
• 1 1/4 ounces chili seasoning mix
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon mrs. dash seasoning mix, table blend
• 1/2 teaspoon mrs. dash seasoning mix, original
• 1/2 teaspoon mrs. dash seasoning mix, classic italiano blend
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 18 ounces tomato paste

Recipe

• 1 place ground beef in skillet.
• 2 fry ground beef until browned. do not drain.
• 3 pour undrained browned beef into crockpot.
• 4 add to the browned beef the kidney beans, tomato sauce, diced italian tomatoes, onion and green pepper.
• 5 turn crockpot on low.
• 6 next add the chili seasoning, chili powder, paprika, cumin, mrs dash table blend, mrs dash original, mrs dash classic italiano, garlic powder, parsley flakes, and crushed red pepper flakes.
• 7 gently stir the chili.
• 8 allow this to cook 4-5 hours then add the tomato paste.
• 9 continue to cook the chili for a total of 6 hours then serve.
• 10 note: gently stir the chili while cooking.