1 lb. ground beef
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 (16 oz.) can tomato sauce
1/2 can stewed tomatoes (or 2 fresh tomatoes plus 1/2 green pepper)
1 (16 oz.) can kidney beans
Salt
Pepper
1 tbsp. chili powder (or more to taste)

Brown ground beef with onion. Add rest of ingredients and simmer 1 hour. Serves 4. (This recipe can easily be doubled or tripled.)