Dea's Chili

This recipe was handed down to me by my mom and dad.  When I told my dad I had a hankering for his chili but didn't know how to make it, he told me "you just open cans, Dee Dee."  So I trusted his word and trusted my sense of taste and kept playing with the seasonings over the years.  It will be wonderful if you take my version and create your own by adding or removing ingredients.  Oh, and invite me over so I can taste it too!

Ingredients:

2 or 3 pounds of browned ground hamburger
2 large onions / diced
1 green pepper / diced
1 large can of Books beans
1 small can of kidney beans
1 small can of black beans
2 or 3 packets of chili seasoning
2 or 3 cans of diced tomatoes
1 TBS of minced garlic
1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms
2 cups of frozen corn
2 cups of macaroni noodles
Chili powder
Crushed Red Pepper (USE CAREFULLY! HOT!)
Cumin
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Sugar

Directions:

Brown and drain hamburger

Put drained hamburger, diced onions and peppers, chili packets and garlic in with the diced tomatoes.  Simmer these ingredients together until the onions and peppers are soft and cooked through.

Then add beans, mushrooms and corn. Mix well and let it simmer again for a few minutes.

Now add water, enough to cover the top of all the ingredients by a few inches.

The next part is all "to taste".  I usually add more Cumin, onion and garlic powder, salt, pepper - and yes, even sugar.

When the broth / stuff ratio and the flavor of the broth is to your liking, then simmer on low for as many hours as you have available to you.  The longer it cooks at this stage the better the flavors blend.

About 20 minutes before serving add a few handfuls of macaroni into the pot. It helps it to go farther, fills you up longer.

Any leftovers freeze really well.

Nutrition Information:

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Ingredients	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Protein
80/20 Ground Chuck - Hamburger, 3 container (16 oz.(112g) ea.)	3,480	0	264	252
Brooks - Chili Beans ; Red Beans In Mild Chili Sauce, 1 container (3 1/2 cups ea.)	910	161	4	0
Onions - Raw, 2 medium (2-1/2" dia)	92	22	0	2
Fresh Produce - Green Bell Pepper (Comp), 1 med (149g)	30	7	0	1
Aldi Dakota's Pride - Kidney Beans-Light Red, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.)	525	95	2	35
Kroger - Canned Black Beans, 1 container (1 4/5 cup (130g) ea.)	385	67	4	25
Mccormic - Chili Seasoning Packet, 2 packet	120	20	2	4
Great Value - Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies, 1 container (1 3/10 cups ea.)	50	10	0	0
Great Value - Fire Roasted Tex Mex Style Diced Tomatoes, 1 container (1 4/5 cups ea.)	140	28	0	7
Gilroy Farms - Minced Garlic In Water, 2 tsp	10	2	0	0
Great Value - Sliced Mushrooms, 1 container (1 cup (115g) ea.)	60	8	0	4
Kroger - Frozen Fresh Golden Sweet Corn, 2 Cup	300	63	3	9
Generic - Elbow Macaroni Cooked, 2 cup (140g)	442	86	3	16
Kroger - Chili Powder Seasoning, 1 tsp	0	0	0	0
Generic - Ground Cumin, 0.5 Tablespoon	11	2	1	1
Kroger - Pure Onion Powder, 1 tsp (2.4 g)	8	2	0	0
Spices - Garlic Powder, 1 tbsp (8g)	27	6	1	1
Generic - Sugar, 6 tsp level	90	24	0	0
Add Ingredient

Total:	6680	603	284	357
Per Serving:	223	20	9	12