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Easy Homemade Chili With Kidney Beans

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Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 2 cans kidney beans (drained and washed)
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 2 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 1 sm onion (chopped)
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp salt (add more to taste if necessary)
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 can diced tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 1/2 cups water
  • 1 tbsp hot sauce of your choice (add more or less to suit your taste)
  • sour cream
  • crumbled cheddar cheese
  • saltine crackers

Instructions
 

  • In a bowl, mix together chili powder, cumin, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, dried oregano, salt and black pepper. Set it aside. Drain 2 cans of kidney beans and rinse with water thoroughly.
  • Heat up oil in a pot. Sauté garlic and onions until soft. Add the ground beef to brown. Discard most of the grease. Add the seasoning mixture.
  • Add Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, diced tomatoes(with the liquid), tomato paste, and water.
  • Add hot sauce of your choice. Add more or less depending on your taste.
  • Stir everything together and cook for 25 minutes.
  • Stir in the kidney beans and cook for another 15 minutes.
  • VOILA!