1 (10 ounce) can red kidney beans, with juice |
1 (10 ounce) can white kidney beans, drained |
1 (10 ounce) can lentils, drained |
1 (10 ounce) can black beans, with juice |
1 (10 ounce) can baked beans |
1 (10 ounce) can chickpeas (aka garbonzo's) |
1 (10 ounce) can romano beans |
2 large green peppers, chopped |
2 large cooking onions, chopped |
2 cloves garlic, crushed |
2 celery ribs, finely chopped |
2 large carrots, sliced then halved again |
2 (16 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes, with juice |
1 (4 ounce) can tomato paste |
2 lbs ground beef (can use ground venison) |
5 tablespoons chili powder |
1 tablespoon paprika |
1 tablespoon onion powder |
1 tablespoon black pepper |
1 teaspoon salt |
1/2 teaspoon oregano |
1 dash cumin (optional) |
tabasco sauce or cayenne pepper or hot pepper, all to your liking (for fairly mild i add just 2 drops of tabasco, a dash of cayene and one small chopped chili pepper,) (optional) |