Not Your Ordinary Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 cups condensed French onion soup
1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 tablespoons molasses
1/2 cup raisins
1 pound ground beef
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (5.5 ounce) can tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
6 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage

Preparation

Combine chocolate syrup, tomatoes, French onion soup, kidney beans, beef broth, chili powder, molasses and raisins in a large stock pot and simmer.
Meanwhile brown the ground beef, in a medium saute pan, over medium-high heat. Once browned, drain grease and add salt and pepper.
Add browned beef, tomato juice and cola flavored carbonated beverage to soup mixture and simmer for an hour.