Fully Loaded Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium green pepper, chopped
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can great northern beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 tablespoon baking cocoa
• 2 teaspoons louisiana style hot sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup sour cream, garnish
• 1/2 cup crushed tortilla chips, garnish
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, garnish

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven over medium heat, cook the beef, onion and green pepper until meat is no longer pink; drain.
• 2 stir in the water, tomato sauce, beans, cocoa, hot sauce and seasonings. bring to a boil. reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• 3 to serve immediately, garnish each serving with 1 tablespoon each of sour cream, crushed chips and cheese.
• 4 to freeze, cool chili and transfer to freezer containers. freeze up to 3 months.