My Favorite Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 1/2-2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 dash ground oregano
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained

Recipe

• 1 cook ground beef and onion in dutch oven until beef is browned, stirring to crumble.
• 2 add remaining ingredients, except beans.
• 3 cover and simmer 20 minutes.
• 4 stir in beans and continue to cook, covered, 45 minutes.
• 5 remove cover and cook 15 minutes more.
• 6 makes 2 quarts.