big p's classic chili

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 red onion, cut into large chunks
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes, undrained and tomatoes chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 (16 ounce) cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ready Time: 2 hrs 5 mins


• heat vegetable oil in a dutch oven or large soup pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion, celery, and garlic in the hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. stir ground beef into onion mixture; cook and stir until ground beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. drain grease.
• stir tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, worcestershire sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and pepper into ground beef mixture; bring to a boil. reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors blend, about 1 1/2 hours. add kidney beans; simmer for 10 more minutes.