Christmas Chili

Shared By Margo Baker at the Village of East Harbor

Ingredients
• 4 lbs ground beef
• 1 C chopped onions
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 C chopped green or red peppers
• 1 Tbsp oil
• Two 28-oz cans chopped tomatoes*
• Two 15-oz cans tomato sauce
• 4 Tbsp chili powder
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp cayenne pepper
• ½ tsp oregano
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• ¼ tsp paprika
• 1 C water (or more to desired consistency)
• Two 15-oz cans kidney beans

Directions
Brown the ground beef, onions, garlic, and chopped peppers in the oil until the meat is fully browned, then drain off the fat. Stir in all remaining ingredients except the kidney beans and simmer for 2 hours. Add the kidney beans just before serving.
For a spicier chili, substitute one or both cans of tomatoes with diced tomatoes containing green chiles.