Mary's Food Storage Chili

Mix in 5qt pot

4-15oz can small red beans un-drained, or any assortment of beans, pinto, kidney or any other of you choice.

2-15oz cans of stewed tomatoes, whole, diced or flavored such as Italian style, or Mexican style (I used 1 can Mexican and 1 can diced chilies most of the time I use my own bottled tomatoes if I have any).

2-cans tomato soup

2-4oz cans stems and pieces mushrooms for added fiber (optional)

2 teaspoons Chili powder, start with one then taste test and add the other if you want.

1/2 cup brown sugar (optional) my family likes the brown sugar flavor.

Salt and Pepper to taste (canned foods always have a lot of sodium in them).

You may also add Tabasco sauce to taste if you want it spicier

1 used 1/4 cup dried onion. Sometimes I add 1/2 cup chopped onion.

Brown, rinse and add:

1 lb ground beef (optional) I had some in my freezer you may also used canned chicken or turkey or nothing at all. I use canned ground beef sometimes, but it's not as good as the fresh.

I use canned beans and canned tomatoes in my food storage because it takes less cooking time if your cooking fuel is limited. I do also have dried beans in my storage to use if my cooking conditions are okay. you just never know what the circumstances are going to be.

I really like my chili from scratch better, but that might not always be possible. My boys took this recipe to college and made it for their roomates all the time.