Jolean's Chili

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 green pepper, diced
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) can red kidney beans
• 1 (10 ounce) can sliced button mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cold water

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in frying pan and partially cook onion, green pepper, celery and garlic. push to the side.
• 2 add ground chuck and brown. chop into large chunks, and then drain grease.
• 3 dump cooked meat mixture and all other ingredients (except kidney beans) into crock pot and mix well.
• 4 cook on high for 1 hour, then turn on low for 4 hours. add red kidney beans during last 15 minutes of cooking.