Chili Con Carne

• 2 Tbsp. shortening
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 green pepper cut into 1" pieces
• 1 or 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 Tbsp. chili powder
• ½ tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. black pepper
• 1 lb. can red kidney beans (2 cups)
• ***2 (10½ oz.) cans tomato soup***

• Melt shortening. Add onions, garlic, green peppers and beef.
• Brown slightly
• Add seasonings, soup and kidney beans; bring to boil
• Cover, simmer slowly 30 minutes while stirring occasionally to prevent sticking

*** BIG NOTE: We use a quart of home-made tomato juice. If you use commercially prepared tomato juice it won't taste nearly as good. The original recipe called for tomato soup but we've never made it that way. I love this chili and it is worth making. So if you don't like it, try a different tomato juice.