Bread Bowl Chili Buns

• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 2 teaspoons seasoning salt or 2 teaspoons use white salt
• black pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes (or to taste) (optional)
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 (15 ounce) cans red kidney beans (undrained)
• 1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix (I use Lipton's dry soup mix)
• 3 -4 tablespoons chili powder
• 8 kaiser rolls
• sour cream
• chopped onion
• chopped green pepper
• shredded cheddar cheese

1. In a large pot, saute the beef with onions, garlic, chili flakes, salt and pepper for about 10-15 minutes, or until the beef is browned; drain any fat.
2. Add in the crushed tomatoes, kidney beans, onion soup mix and chili powder; mix well to combine and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
3. Reduce the heat, cover and simmer for 1 hour or up to 3 hours.
4. Meanwhile from the top of the bun (do not cut in half) hollow out leaving about 1/2-inch bread all around, creating bowls (reserve excess bread for dunking in the sauce).
5. Spoon the chili into the buns, allowing them to overflow slightly.
6. Top sour cream, onions, peppers and cheese, or as desired.
7. Delicious!

lean ground beef, onion, garlic, salt, black pepper, chili pepper, tomatoes, red kidney beans, onion soup, chili powder, kaiser rolls, sour cream, onion, green pepper, cheddar cheese

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/bread-bowl-chili-buns-148542 (may not work)