Dec. 14, 2007 - Mom's Chili

Mom’s Chili

Karla (whirlwind)

1 ½ pounds hamburger
1 onion, chopped
salt & pepper
 
Brown above together.  Drain.
 
Add:
1 lg. can/bottle of tomato juice
1 sm. or med. can tomato sauce
1 med. can chili beans
Big heaping tablespoon brown sugar
Add chili powder to your taste.
Also sprinkle in a little garlic powder
 
Rinse cans with water and add to chili. 
 
My changes from my mom's "base" recipe:
When cooking meat mixture, I sprinkle "Montreal Steak Seasoning" on it for extra seasoning
I use 2 cans of chili beans
I add:
  2 cans of kidney or other type of beans (black, red, etc)
  2 cans of diced tomatoes
  And of course, I use minced garlic as we LOVE garlic in this house.
 
I let it cook all afternoon on low and we can have several meals out of it.  A special "side" that I did last time was store-bought crescents dough (VERY special to have store-bought breads in our house), cooked and topped with powdered sugar icing.  If I think ahead next time I make it, I'll try to make homemade sweet rolls to go along with it.

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