My Chili

Today is National Chili Day!

1 pound ground beef

1 medium onion, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

2 15 oz. cans diced tomatoes

2 15 oz. cans kidney beans

1 8 oz. can V8 juice (or tomato juice, tomato paste, tomato sauce, tomato soup, whatever you have on hand)

2-3 t. chili powder

1 pkg. chili mix (like French's)

a few slices of bacon, cut up

1/s green bell pepper, chopped (optional)

Brown ground beef and onion with salt and pepper. Drain grease. Add remaining ingredients, bring to a boil. Simmer.

optional : If the grandkids come, they also like for me to add a can of corn. Adds color and tastes good.

Super Bowl Chili

2 t. olive oil

1 large onion- diced

2-3 cloves garlic- minced

2 lbs. lean ground beef
1 lg. can Italian ground peeled tomatoes

1 sm. can tomato paste

2 pkgs. powdered chili seasoning

1 t. chili powder

1 t. cumin

1 can dark red kidney beans, drained

1 can chopped chilis

salt and pepper, to taste

I add 1 can corn, drained to mine, because it adds a touch of color and we like it, but it is optional.

In a large soup pot, sauté onions and garlic in oil until soft. Add ground beef and stir until meat is browned. Add canned tomatoes, beans, and seasonings, cover pot, and simmer slowly about 1 hour. Add kidney beans and chilies and cook another 5-10 minutes. Even better the next day!

Frogmore Stew

FROGMORE STEW

More than 3 tbsp. Old Bay seasoning

Corn on the cob, cut in halves

Hillshire Farm hot sausage, cut in pieces

Onions, cut in rings

New potatoes, whole and with skin

Shrimp, in their shells

Fill a 16 quart pot 1/2 full of water. Add Old Bay and bring water to boil. Add sausage, onion, potatoes. Return to boil. Add shrimp. Boil 3 to 5 minutes. Corn should be cooked 8 or 9 minutes, so add before shrimp. You can add whatever quantities you want of every ingredient. The more you add, the more it makes. Also, the more Old Bay you add, the spicier it gets.