Cafeteria Style Chili

Nothing beats Cafeteria-Style Chili for a warm, comforting meal. Fill your lunch thermos with this or serve it for an easy dinner and it'll bowl them over.

Serves: 5

Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 min

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 medium-sized onion, chopped
• 2 (15-ounce) cans kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (15-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies, undrained
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

1. In a soup pot, brown ground beef and onion over medium-high heat for 5 to 7 minutes.
    
2. Add remaining ingredients, reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 1 hour, or until chili is thickened, stirring occasionally.

Notes

Add a little hot pepper sauce or ground red pepper for a spicier chili. Serve in bowls topped with all the classic chili fixin's, like shredded cheese, sour cream, chopped onion, and sliced jalapeno peppers.