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Revised: September 18, 2005 - Pictures added!

We always have chili in our fridge. If there isn’t any chili in the fridge, there are probably a few small Ziploc containers with chili frozen in our freezer. If there is no chili in our fridge or freezer, I go out and get the ingredients and make chili. After you read the cooking method, you can tell that I like to make an evening out of cooking HART’s Favorite Chili Recipe. I also take the time to cut up all my red peppers, green peppers, yellow peppers and orange peppers for the week.

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HART

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INGREDIENTS

LEAN GROUND BEEF - between 2.85 kg to 3.25 kg (110-115 oz range)

HEINZ RED KIDNEY BEANS - DARK RED - 1 can, 398 ml size
CLUB HOUSE SEASONING MIX - Hot ‘N Spicy Chili Seasoning - 2 Packets
HUNTS’ ITALIAN TOMATO SAUCE - 1078 ml - this is one of those Large cans plus 1 normal sized can

CELERY STICKS - 2 cups - Usually between 4 and 7 sticks, depending on size

ONION SLICES - 4 cups - usually takes 1 extra large WHITE onion and 1 regular sized WHITE onion

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

- Cut the celery sticks in thin slices, put aside

- Cut the onions in thin slices

- Put stove top on MEDIUM heat .. you need a good sized pot and some sturdy mixing utensils

- Don’t forget .. if you have a helper .. try and toss some celery pieces on the floor to be ‘vacuumed’ up!

- Add Lean Ground Beef, breaking up as you place in large pot (with cover)

- Add all onions with the Lean Ground Beef, mix

- Cook and stir periodically, until all the beef is browned, and basically cooked
- Drain the cooked beef and onions, and rinse thoroughly with cold water (all the grease)
- Rinse clean the Large Pot (to remove all the grease)

- Put all the beef and onions back into the pot back onto the stove top at medium
- Add the Hunts Italian Tomato Sauce into the pot
- Add the two packs of Club House Seasoning Mix
- Stir and mix the content thoroughly
- Add the Heinz Red Kidney Dark Red Beans into the pot
- Add the Celery

- Stir and mix the content thoroughly, and repeat every 5 minutes for a half hour … be sure to put the lid on when not stirring

- Give it one big stir, then crank the heat up from Medium to Medium-High .. and leave it for 10 minutes with the lid on .. (this will build up a good little chili sauce)

- Stir thoroughly and turn the heat down to MINIMUM … and leave the lid on the pot

- For 2 hours - on the half hour, I give a really good stir and am not tempted to lift the lid off of the pot.

- After the 2 hours, I leave the pot on the stove, but TURN OFF the stove.

- The chili stays there for another 2 hours or so, when I transfer the chili from the metal pot to freezer’able Ziploc or Rubbermaid containers

- There you have it!

THE STATISTICS

- Makes about 25-27 cups of Chili, depending on amounts of chili or amounts of celery or onions used

- Points Count - 4 points per cup

RECOMMENDED ADD-ONS

- Visit The Peppermaster www.pepperfire.ca/pepperstore/index.php?cPath=30&osCsid=j8ptcvtlhmou62efbd5ttanma6 and try some of their samplers and gift packs of their sauces in your chili .. it gives it a great zing, or can add a terrificly hot taste to your mouth!

- Although, the chili is delicious “AS IS” …. Enjoy!

Tags: Chile Recipe, Weight Watchers Points