Maria's Mom's Yummy Chili

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 onions, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 lbs stewing beef, cut into small chunks
• 4 (10 ounce) cans tomato soup
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 5 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 3 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans, drained & rinsed (i prefer light kidney beans)

Recipe

• 1 saute onion & garlic in olive oil until onions are soft.
• 2 add ground beef & brown, breaking into small pieces.
• 3 add stewing beef pieces & brown.
• 4 add tomato soup, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, chili powder, crushed red pepper & pepper then simmer for 1/2 hour.
• 5 add rinsed & drained kidney beans, simmer for 2 hours - stirring frequently.
• 6 serving suggestion: serve over macaroni noodles and top with grated cheddar cheese.