Mom's Homemade Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 lbs ground beef, lean
• 1 large cooking onion, diced
• 1 large green pepper, diced
• 1/2 lb mushroom, sliced
• 1 medium zucchini, chopped
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, with juice
• 1 (28 ounce) can red kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans (chick peas)
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 garlic cloves, minced

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef with onion, pepper, mushrooms and zucchini. drain off any extra fat.
• 2 add tomato paste and blend well. add tomatoes and beans.
• 3 add spices, garlic and salt and stir well.
• 4 simmer on low for about 45 minutes serve.
• 5 this recipe freezes very well. great for oamc!