Chili Con Carne For 25

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

Ingredients

• 10 medium onions, sliced
• 2/3 cup cooking oil
• 6 lbs ground beef
• 6 -8 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons ground red pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 4 cans tomatoes (1 lb., 12 oz. each)
• 2 cans tomato paste (6 oz. each)
• 6 cans red kidney beans (12 oz each)

Recipe

• 1 cook onions in hot oil until tender but not brown.
• 2 add meat sprinkled with all the spices, herbs, and seasonings.
• 3 break up meat with fork and brown.
• 4 add tomatoes and tomato paste.
• 5 cover and simmer 45 minutes or longer, adding water as needed to maintain original level of liquid.
• 6 add beans and simmer for another 15-20 minutes.
• 7 you can make this ahead (with or without beans) and reheat.
• 8 freezes well too.
• 9 two aluminum-foil roasting pans will conveniently hold the chili (without beans) for freezing.
• 10 total volumne of recipe- 42 cups.