Party Chili Recipe

Ingredients:

• Olive oil
• 4 medium onions, chopped
• 2 medium green peppers, chopped
• 8 pounds ground beef
• 1 6 oz. can tomato paste
• 2 large cans(1 lb-13oz) cans stewed tomatoes
• 2 1lb cans tomato sauce
• 1 7oz. can chili salsa
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 3oz. jars chili powder
• 1jalapeno pepper (seeded, de-veined and chopped)
• 2 tablespoons salt
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper

Directions:

Brown meat in large skillet (you may have to do 2 batches of browning) and drain. Heat oil in a very large pot over medium heat. Saute onions, green peppers, and garlic until softened, about 10 minutes. Add meat, tomato paste, stewed tomatoes and tomato sauce. Stir in garlic powder, chili powder, salt, black pepper, oregano, chile salsa, and jalapeno. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 hours, stirring every 15 minutes or so. Season to taste with salt and pepper halfway through cooking time.

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