My Aunt is a simply wonderful cook. Once you try her famous chili, it will fast become your favorite!
It is a hearty, simple meal that you can serve over rice, with baked potatoes, over french fries, or simply with a dollop of sour cream and crusty bread.
It is even better the second day!
Aunt Barbara's Famous Chili
1 lb. ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1-16oz. can diced tomatoes
1-16oz. can dark red kidney beans, drained
1-8oz. can tomato sauce
2-3 TBS. chili powder {to taste}
1/2 tsp. crushed basil
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
dash paprika
dash cayenne pepper
In a large pot, cook ground beef, onion, celery, green pepper until meat is brown. Drain fat.
Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, basil, salt, pepper, bay leaf, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
Bring to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 2 hours, occasionally adding water as needed. Add kidney beans about 30 minutes before serving.
OR...
cook beef, put everything in the crockpot, and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
It is the perfect Fall meal!
You could make Aunt Barbara's Popcorn Cake for dessert:).
You could make Aunt Barbara's Popcorn Cake for dessert:).
Enjoy.
~Julia
12 comments:
Yum! Looks so good!
Love the new picture of you!
We eat a lot of chili in the winter will have to try this... although I am wondering about this yr... littlest person of the little people here has shown a tendency to be allergic to tomato..... so sad.
This recipe looks great. We are eagerly waiting for fall weather here in Texas!
Love the new photo of you.
Christi
This sounds good -- different spices than I've ever used in chili. Echoing the others -- love the punkin' pic of you!
Jody
This does look good. So glad you put a slow cooker version up there, I love letting it simmer away all day...mmmmm fall cooking smells.
But now I MUST go check out the popcorn cake, say what?!?!?
It sounds wonderful!
I've never heard of popcorn cake.
Looks good!
Thanks for sharing your family recipe!
Hi Julia - wanted to let you know that I just linked to your blog after finding you on Pinterest!
I'm always looking for a good chili recipe. We eat a lot of it here. :)
I love the new picture of you with the pumpkin. It's wonderful! Lisa~
Julia, this really does sound wonderful and cool evenings mean I can again think about soups and stews and chili. This is my first visit to your blog, so I took a little extra time to browse through your earlier posts. I'm so glad I did that. You have created a great spot for your readers to visit and I really enjoyed the time I spent here. I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...May
I could use a new chili recipe. It looks delish - I will have to give it a try!
I am quite certain I will be making this.
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