3 lbs hamburger
3 cups onions, chopped
3 cups green peppers, chopped
8 tablespoons butter (1 stick)
2 quarts (2x28 oz. + 1x14 oz.) canned chopped tomatoes
5 tsp chili powder
2 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 to 1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp ground cumin
2 40-oz. dark red kidney beans

Brown hamburger in skillet, remove from grease and place into 4 qt saucepan. Cook onions & green peppers in leftover grease. Remove from grease and add to cooked hamburger.

Add tomatoes and spices. Cook on low-medium heat for about 45 minutes. Add kidney beans with juice from cans.

Cook for another 15 minutes, or just until beans start to split open.

Submitted by: Marie Violette