Spam! (Well, chili, actually)

[mousme]

Okay, flist: I need a good but simple chili recipe. Help?

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[talyesin.livejournal.com]

One can red kidney beans
One can lentils
Two cans chopped tomatoes (Italian, preferably)
One can tomato paste (ditto)
Meat to taste (I always made it veggie, myself)
One package Old El Paso Chili Mix
Chili peppers to taste

[talyesin.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah - mix 'em all up in a sauce pan, let stew an hour or so.

You can add more beans if you're especially keen.

[(Anonymous)]

My recipe is quite similar to yours, but I usually use one can of kidney beans and two of black beans. It also works with one can each of kidney, pinto and navy beans.

Oh, and I just read the ingredients off the back of a pack of El Passo chilli mix once, and now throw those in in the same rough proportions.

[mickat24.livejournal.com]

I assume the size of bean cans are the usual 15 oz cans?

But what size canned tomatoes do you mean, the 15 oz or the 28 oz?

[talyesin.livejournal.com]

The big ones, 28 oz I guess.

Honestly, it's more "Hmm, I feel like adding more X this time" than any scientific amounts. If you like your chili tomato-y, get the big cans. If you like it more bean-y, get the small cans.

[talyesin.livejournal.com]

You can also add chick peas, white kidney beans, tofu, chopped onions, chopped garlic, mushrooms, chopped green peppers, chopped red peppers, italian sausage, pepperoni, ham...