Ann'S Close To Wendy'S Style Chili Recipe - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb hamburger (I use lean)
1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans
1 (15 ounce) can medium flavored chili beans
1 (10 ounce) can rotel mild diced tomatoes and green chilies
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (14 ounce) bag frozen vegetables, i use kroger mirepoix cajun style blend (frozen chopped onion, celery, green peppers, if you can't find this mix then use 4 oz chop onion, 5 )
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon sugar

Preparation

Brown the hamburger and drain the grease.
Add seasonings and frozen vegetables when frozen vegetables start to heat up
add the rest of the ingredients.
Simmer the longer the better I like to simmer at least a couple of hours.
Remove the bay leaf before serving.