Chili con Easy

Yesterday, I did the homemade chili. It's really an easy dish that you can have the ingredients in the pantry.

Start with about 2 lbs of lean ground beef and brown it in the bottom of a large kettle. Make sure to break it up small. Add about one medium onion diced and cook until the meat is cooked, and the onion is translucent. Now it is time to start opening some cans. I put in 2 cans of undrained diced tomatoes (28oz size). Add about 4 cans of beans (the smaller ones) I use kidney, pinto, black, whatever I have on hand (use more if you like) Add a can of the black bean soup from Goya. Add about 1/2 jar of salsa (I usually find the old one in the back of the fridge that needs to be used.) 3 T chili powder and 3T cumin. A few good shakes of garlic powder. Then let it simmer for about an hour. Taste and adjust as necessary.

Now what to do with this lovely. I like putting this over mescalin mix in a bowl like taco salad. Take some corn tortillas and cut into strips and bake them in the oven until crispy and sprinkle over the top. You can also use this as a filling for some great burritos. Or put over tortilla chips for the base of some great nachos...And you can just stick it in a bowl with some grated cheddar and chopped raw onions and a scoop of sour cream. Yum Yum.