Easy Chili

Here's a delicious chili that lets you add your own special touches, like using cube beef instead of hamburger or maybe adding fresh peppers.

Serves: 8

Cooking Time: 1 hr 5 min

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 5 pounds ground beef
• 1 large onion, diced
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
• 1 can (28 ounces) whole tomatoes
• 3 cups barbecue sauce
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 4 cans (15-1/2 ounces each) kidney beans
• Tortilla chips (optional)
• Jalapeno peppers (optional)

Instructions

1. In a large, heavy skillet or Dutch oven, heat the oil. Add the meat, onion, and garlic, and cook, stirring, over medium-high heat until meat is browned Add the tomatoes, barbecue sauce, chili powder, salt, hot pepper sauce, cumin, and kidney beans; stir to mix well.
   
   
2. Cover and simmer for an hour, stirring occasionally. Serve with warm tortilla chips and a side dish of jalapeno peppers, if desired.
   
   

Notes

You can add 1/2 cup of instant potatoes for the last 10 minutes of cooking to thicken this, if you like. Chili tastes best made a day ahead and reheated.