Chili Con Carne

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 2 lbs ground lamb or 2 lbs sausage
• 2 large onions (diced)
• 6 stalks celery (diced)
• 2 large green peppers (diced)
• 2 (7 ounce) cans chipotle chiles in adobo (chopped)
• 1 lb mushroom (coarsely chopped)
• 6 large garlic cloves (chopped)
• 4 -6 tablespoons chili powder (to taste)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans (drained)
• 3 (14 ounce) cans brown beans
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (20 ounce) can tomato sauce, if more liquid desired

Recipe

• 1 brown crumbled meat on med heat and drain.
• 2 return to large pot.
• 3 add diced onions, celery, peppers, mushrooms, garlic, chili powder and salt.
• 4 sauté on med low for about 20 minutes covered.
• 5 stir every 5 minutes or so too cook evenly and prevent from sticking.
• 6 add beans and tomatoes
• 7 return to a boil and reduce heat to very low to simmer for 30 minutes uncovered.
• 8 stir often to keep from burning.
• 9 add extra tomato sauce if desired.