Mom’s Chili

1 lg can of crushed tomatoes (prefer Hunts because they don’t use chemicals to peel them)

1 lg can of tomato sauce

1 can tomato paste

3 cans of dark red kidney beans

2 Cubanelle peppers (or Anaheim if you can’t find cubanelle)

1 onion diced

2lbs ground beef (at least 20% fat)

Chili powder and Cayenne to taste

 Brown ground beef. When done, remove meat from frying pan (leaving grease behind) and place in slow cooker. Brown onions and peppers in frying pan with grease from meat. When done, put them in the slow cooker. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato paste.  Add beans (including liquid) and some chili powder and cayenne.  Cook for an hour or so and taste.  If needed, add more of the spices.  Cook for about 6 hrs.

I usually cook the meat, onions and peppers the night before and put them all in a bowl and refrigerate.  Saves time the next day.