French Canadian Chili

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Course : Chili
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 4 - 6
 

Ingredients:

1 clove garlic
2 medium onions -- chopped
2 pounds lean ground beef
2 medium each: red -- green and yellow peppers
1 medium jalapeno pepper -- seeded and chopped
10 ounces white mushrooms -- chopped
5 medium garden tomatoes -- chopped
5 medium plum tomatoes -- chopped
12 ounces tomato paste
2 cans stewed tomatoes -- 28 oz. each
16 ounces garden style tomato sauce jar)
2 tablespoons dried oregano
2 tablespoons dried thyme
1 tablespoons celery salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
4 cans red kidney beans -- drained
 

Preparation:

1. First, pour some vegetable oil a large skillet. 2. Then add the garlic and onion, letting them saute until they're translucent. 3. Then add the ground beef and brown it. 4. Add all the peppers, jalapenos included, plus the mushrooms to the post, continue cooking the vegetables until they soften a bit (2-3 minutes). 5. To a large pot, add all the canned tomato paste, the canned stewed tomatoes and the chopped fresh plum and garden tomatoes. 6. Combine browned meat/peppers mixture with tomato mixture in large pot. 7. Add the oregano, thyme, celery salt and pepper. 8. Let entire mixture simmer for 20-25 minutes. 9. After it's simmered, add the beans and simmer for another 15 to 20 minutes until the sauce is the consistency of a thick gr

 

Nutritional Information:

5526 Calories (kcal); 202g Total Fat; (32% calories from fat); 352g Protein; 600g Carbohydrate; 681mg Cholesterol; 8328mg Sodium