Crazy Mary's Chili

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 2 cups sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes or 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes in tomato puree
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 cups canned kidney beans, drained
• shredded cheddar cheese
• sour cream
• 1 lb ground beef

Recipe

• 1 combine chili powder, salt and pepper in cup; set aside.
• 2 melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
• 3 add mushrooms, onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is transparent (about 10 minutes).
• 4 add ground beef and about 1/4 of chili powder mixture.
• 5 cook, breaking up meat with fork, until browned.
• 6 stir in remaining chili powder mixture, tomatoes, water, sugar, and worcestershire sauce.
• 7 cover partially and simmer 15 minutes.
• 8 add beans and simmer 10 more minutes.
• 9 ladle chili into broiler proof serving bowls.
• 10 sprinkle each serving with about 2 tbsp shredded cheddar cheese.
• 11 broil until cheese melts.
• 12 top each with dollop of sour cream (optional).
• 13 serve immediately.