One-hour Chili

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup carrot, minced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, diced
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) can rotel tomatoes, diced
• 1 (11 ounce) can cream of tomato soup (condensed type)
• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans
• 1 (15 ounce) can ranch style beans or 1 (15 ounce) can chili hot beans
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer or 1 (12 ounce) bottle water
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin powder
• 2 teaspoons oregano
• 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce (or more)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in deep pot, add all vegetables and allow to saute slowly for 10-15 minutes, insuring that the vegetables are very soft.
• 2 when vegetables are soft, add ground chuck right into the pot with the vegetables; brown and stir to break up. cook until all pink is gone. drain any excess fat.
• 3 add minced garlic, stir and cook another 1-2 minutes.
• 4 add all remaining ingredients. clean out cans with a little water and add that too. allow to simmer 30 minutes.
• 5 serve with chopped onion, cilantro, shredded cheese and sour cream.