Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef lean
  • 1/4 cup olive oil pure
  • 2 tablespoons garlic in oil
  • 3 medium onions chopped
  • 2 each sweet red bell peppers chopped
  • 123 pints tomatoes italian-style plum
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon oregano dried
  • 2 each bay leaves
  • 2 1/4 cups red kidney beans
  • 1 3/4 pints salsa extra-chunky picante

Method

  • Brown beef and drain excess fat.
  • In a large stew pot, heat olive oil and saute onions and red peppers with garlic.
  • Add plum tomatoes with their juice and break up.
  • Add chili powder, oregano, bay leaves, salsa and meat.
  • Cook at a low simmer for 1 hour.
  • Fifteen minutes before serving, remove bay leaves and add kidney beans and sauce and heat through.
  • Note: Canned or frozen corn can be added with bean together.