Mama's Simple And Easy Chili

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (12 ounce) cans chili beans (intensity is your choice, i use mild)
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans (color is your choice)
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb turkey, or
• 1 lb ground beef and 1 lbs italian sausage
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package mccormick mild chili seasoning
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package chili seasoning mix, mccormick tex mex
• 1/2-3/4 cup salsa (your choice on brand and flavor)
• 1 (8 ounce) can green chilies (for extra kick) (optional)
• 1/2-1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 combine sauce, beans and chilies if you are using them in large pot and set to cook on med/low. do not drain the juices off of them! put it all in there.
• 2 brown ground beef and drain almost all of the grease off.leave about 1 tsp in skillet.
• 3 add salsa to meat and cook on med for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 4 add seasoning packets to the meat. this is important.this is how it gets it flavor.
• 5 add the water to the meat mixture. i don't know how much because it really depends. you want the meat mixture to be wet, but not sopping. it should turn a dark brownish color and should hold together pretty well when there is enough water in it.
• 6 cook the seasonings into the meat for 2-3 minutes, then slowly add into tomato mixture.
• 7 add by serving spoonful, stirring the mixture well after each. your tomato mixture will turn a dark reddish, brown color.
• 8 bring to a rolling boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until seasonings are mixed in well.
• 9 make sure to stir often.