Wendy's Beef & Bean Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs extra lean ground beef or 2 lbs chili-style ground beef
• 29 ounces crushed tomatoes or 29 ounces tomato sauce
• 29 ounces black beans, with liquid
• 29 ounces chili beans or 29 ounces pinto beans, with liquid
• 1 medium purple onion, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 4 ounces green chilies
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup water

Recipe

• 1 combine meat,onion, celery, tomatoes (fresh), cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper and cook until meat is done.
• 2 add beans with liquid, crushed tomatoes, green chiles and water.
• 3 bring to a boil. reduce heat to med/low, stirring often for 1 hour.
• 4 garnish with shredded cheese and fresh onion if desired.