Chili Con Carne - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. Crisco shortening or Crisco oil
1 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped green bell pepper
1 lb. ground beef round
1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
dash of hot pepper sauce (optional)
1 (30 oz.) can kidney beans

Preparation

Heat Crisco shortening or oil in large saucepan or Dutch oven on medium heat.
Add onion and green pepper.
Saute until softened.
Add meat.
Brown lightly.
Stir in undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili powder, salt, pepper and hot pepper sauce, if desired.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat.
Simmer 45 minutes. Add undrained kidney beans.
Bring to a boil to heat beans.
Makes 8 one-cup servings.
Contains 185 calories, fat 5 g (51 cal or 28% of total calories), sat fat 1 g (7% of total calories), carb 18 g, protein 17 g, chol 35 mg and sodium 505 mg.