Wendy's Chili (Top Secret Recipes.com)

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (29 ounce) can kidney beans (with liquid)
• 1 (29 ounce) can pinto beans (with liquid)
• 1 cup diced green chilis (2 chilis, I use the small can of green chilis)
• 1/4 cup diced celery (1 stalk)
• 3 medium tomatoes, chopped (I use one can diced tomato)
• 2 teaspoons cumin powder
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups water

Directions

1. 1

   Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat; drain off fat.

2. 2

   Using a fork, crumble the beef into pea size pieces.

3. 3

   In a large pot, combine the beef plus all remaining ingredients, and bring to a simmer over low heat. Cook, stirring every so often, for 2-3 hours.

4. 4

   For spicier chili, add 1/2 teaspoons more black pepper. For much spicier chili, add 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and a tablespoon cayenne. (We like it hot, so I added 5-6 jalepeno peppers.

5. 5

   Leftovers can be frozen for several months.