Council of Elrond - Sam's Recipe Box

Description: : We are fond of serving this non-traditional chili recipe at the Inn. Quick and easy to make, it serves a lot of guests.

Submitted by: admin on 2007-06-13 11:18:38

Serves: 8 to 12

Prep Time: one hour or so

Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients

* 3 cans concentrated Tomato soup
* 1 lb. ground meat (beef, turkey- even tofu will work) -
* 2 cans kidney beans
* 3 cans baked beans ( or pork and beans)
* 8 oz. mushrooms, any kind, sliced, canned, or fresh(How can there be a Hobbit recipe with no mushrooms?)
* 1 can corn or one cup frozen corn (optional)
* 1/2 stalk celery, sliced into 1/2 inch pieces
* 4 green onions, chopped (including most of stalk)
* 1/2 green pepper, chopped
* 1/4-1/2 cup chili powder (we never actually measure it- we just add it until it looks right)
* Hot peppers- anywhere from one Jalapeno to 3 or 4 habaneros or scotch bonnets--dried, crushed red peppers can be substituted here if fresh aren't available

Instructions

Brown meat in a large pot over medium-low heat. Drain grease and then add all other ingredients and 1/2 cup water. Bring to a boil, stirring often.

Reduce heat and allow to simmer for at least 20 minutes, stirring often enough to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Serve with crackers or toast and maybe shredded cheese and minced onion.

Depending on how much hot pepper is added, the chili can be anything from mild to "4-alarm"--right up to what we like to call "quart of milk chili", cuz it takes a quart of milk to cool your mouth after eating!

If you prefer vegetarian chili, just eliminate the meat. It still tastes great!

Leftovers can be refrigerated. In fact, some guests say it tastes better reheated!