Chili!!

So, here's a recipe for chili. You can totally make adjustments to how spicy you want it, or how much beans you want to put, but here is what I've got: courtesy of Nate's dad and Jake.

Ingredients:

2 pounds of ground beef
a little less than 1/2 a cup of chili powder

a tablespoon of cayenne pepper

half a large onion

a full bell pepper (red, yellow, or orange)

3 sticks of celery

1 jalapeno (with seeds)

1 large can of diced tomatoes

1 small can of tomato paste

3 cans of kidney beans

Instructions:

1. Brown the meat. Drain the fat afterwards so the fat doesn't settle at the top of the chili.

2. Dice all the vegetables.

3. In a large pot, mix in the meat, chili powder, cayenne pepper, onion, bell pepper, celery, jalapeno, canned tomatoes, and tomato paste.

4. Fill the small can of tomato paste with water about 3/4 of the way, then add to the pot.

5. Stir it all up and bring to a boil.

6. Reduce to a simmer and cover the lid.

7. Stir every 10-15 minutes for about an hour.

8. Mix in the beans with juice until they are hot.

9. Serve with cheese, crackers and/or sour cream

I made two huge pots of these and basically have food for the next few weeks so I'm not sure when my next update will be, but hopefully soon!!