Wendy'S Beef & Bean Chili - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lbs extra lean ground beef or 2 lbs chili-style ground beef
29 ounces crushed tomatoes or 29 ounces tomato sauce
29 ounces black beans, with liquid
29 ounces chili beans or 29 ounces pinto beans, with liquid
1 medium purple onion, diced
1/2 cup celery, diced
4 ounces green chilies
2 medium tomatoes, diced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup water

Preparation

Combine meat,onion, celery, tomatoes (fresh), cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper and cook until meat is done.
Add beans with liquid, crushed tomatoes, green chiles and water.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to med/low, stirring often for 1 hour.
Garnish with shredded cheese and fresh onion if desired.