Sunday Night Chili Con Carne With Beans

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh garlic
• 1 1/2 lbs coarsely-ground ground beef
• 3/4 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 2 (10 ounce) cans beef consomme
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans

Recipe

• 1 in a dutch oven or large skillet, fry the beef, onion and garlic; drain off fat if necessary.
• 2 add mushrooms and salt, and cook for 5 minutes.
• 3 blend chili powder with 2 tbsp water and add to meat mixture.
• 4 add ketchup and consomme and heat to a boil.
• 5 blend corn starch with remaining water and add to meat; simmer 15 minutes.
• 6 add undrained beans and simmer 10 minutes more.