Midwinter Chili

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb ground meat
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can black beans, undrained
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 beef bouillon cube
• 4 slices bacon (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
• 1 medium onion (chopped)
• 2 stalks celery (chopped)
• 1 red bell pepper (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons key lime juice
• 2 tablespoons cumin
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 2 tablespoons oregano
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 cook the ground meat along with the garlic.
• 2 in a slow cooker add the tomatoes, beans, onion, celery, red bell pepper,worcestershire sauce,lime juice, spices and brown sugar.
• 3 when the ground meat is cooked add to the slow cooker.
• 4 place 1 cup of water and the bouillon cube in the pan you cooked the ground meat and bring to a boil.
• 5 place the resultant broth in the slow cooker.
• 6 cook the bacon, drain the grease and add to the slow cooker.
• 7 boil remaining half cup of water in the bacon pan and again add the broth to the slow cooker.
• 8 cook on the high setting until vegetables are tender.
• 9 enjoy.