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Easy Family Beef Chili

A need for warm comfort food brings this chili recipe out in my kitchen every time!Easy and delicious for a quick family dinner!
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword chili, dinner, family, groundbeef
Servings 10
Author Mary Papoulias-Platis

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 large green pepper, diced
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 large garlic clove, minced
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 2 15 oz. can red kidney beans
  • 1 28 oz. can tomatoes
  • 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 bay leaf

Instructions

  1. In a dutch oven on medium high heat, cook the ground beef, onions, garlic,and green pepper until beef is well browned and juices evaporate.
  2. Stir in chili powder and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Stir in tomatoes, paste, water,salt, sugar, bay leaf, and the juice from the beans.
  4. Heat to boiling point, then reduce and cook on low for 45 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  5. Stir in reserved beans. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes longer. Discard bay leaf.
  6. Can be served with shredded cheese, sour cream, or red hot pepper sauce.