Pinto Bean Chili

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 lbs. 93% or 96% lean ground beef

  cooked and drained
• 2 batches Homemade Taco Seasoning

  or 2 packets taco seasoning
• 1 large white or yellow onion

  finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic

  finely minced
• 1 leek

  green top removed, thoroughly washed and sliced
• 2 ribs celery

  diced
• 2 14.5-oz. cans diced tomatoes with green chilies

  undrained
• 29 oz. can tomato sauce
• 1 large green bell pepper

  chopped
• 1 large orange bell pepper

  chopped
• 1 tbsp. dried parsley
• 1 tsp. Salt and pepper

  to taste
• 30 oz. can white cannellini beans

  rinsed and drained (two 15-ounce cans)
• 30 oz. can pinto beans

  rinsed and drained (two 15-ounce cans)
• 1/2 cup cheddar Jack cheese

  for garnish, if desired
• 1/2 cup sour cream

  for garnish
• 1 green onion

  sliced, for garnish, if desired
• 1 tbsp. cilantro

  chopped, for garnish

Instructions

• 1 Brown beef in skillet.
• 2 Use a hamburger chopper to break meat down in small pieces while frying.
• 3 Drain any grease.
• 4 Stir in Homemade Taco Seasoning and combine.
• 5 Place ground beef mixture, onions, garlic, tomatoes with green chilies, tomato
  sauce, parsley, salt and pepper in crockpot.
• 6 Cook on low heat in crockpot for approximately 3 hours.
• 7 Stir in beans and heat through about 10-15 minutes.
• 8 Ladle chili into bowls.
• 9 Garnish with cheese, sour cream and sliced green onions.

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