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Americana Chili

Serves 10 to 14


INGREDIENTS

  • 2 large onions, diced
  • 3 14 oz. cans of beans almost any kind—pinto, black, kidney or cooked dried beans from scratch.
  • 1 14 0z. can of corn
  • Your preferred salsa
  • 1 lb of ground hamburger
  • 1 tbsp chili powder & cumin
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp oragino
  • 6 cloves of minced garlic
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 14 0z. can shopped pitted black olives
  • 1- 2 tbsp tomato paste

DIRECTIONS

Cook the hamburger, all the spices and most of the onion, then combine in a large casserole dish the cans of beans, corn, and chopped olives. Simmer for a while.

Garnish: Fritos, onions, cheese, celantro, salsa, sour cream plus whatever.