Mama's Simple and Easy Chili

• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 2 (12 ounce) cans chili beans (intensity is your choice, I use mild)
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans (color is your choice)
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb turkey, or
• 1 lb ground beef and 1 lbs Italian sausage
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package McCormick mild chili seasoning
• 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package chili seasoning mix, mccormick tex mex
• 12-34 cup salsa (your choice on brand and flavor)
• 1 (8 ounce) can green chilies (for extra kick) (optional)
• 12-1 cup water

1. Combine sauce, beans and chilies if you are using them in large pot and set to cook on med/low.
2. DO NOT DRAIN THE JUICES OFF OF THEM!
3. Put it all in there.
4. Brown ground beef and drain almost all of the grease off.leave about 1 tsp in skillet.
5. Add salsa to meat and cook on med for 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Add seasoning packets to the meat.
7. This is important.this is how it gets it flavor.
8. Add the water to the meat mixture.
9. I don't know how much because it really depends.
10. You want the meat mixture to be wet, but not sopping.
11. It should turn a dark brownish color and should hold together pretty well when there is enough water in it.
12. Cook the seasonings into the meat for 2-3 minutes, then slowly add into tomato mixture.
13. Add by serving spoonful, stirring the mixture well after each.
14. Your tomato mixture will turn a dark reddish, brown color.
15. Bring to a rolling boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes or until seasonings are mixed in well.
16. Make sure to stir often.

tomato sauce, chili beans, kidney beans, ground beef, ground beef, mild chili seasoning, chili seasoning mix, salsa, green chilies, water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mamas-simple-and-easy-chili-351344 (may not work)