Cheat Chili

• 3 c. frozen, precooked ground beef (or cook up 2 lb.)
• 1 or 2 large onions, chopped
• 1 to 2 tsp. pepper
• 2 large cans chili (without beans)
• 2 to 3 cans kidney beans (or black-eyed peas) with jalapeno**
• 2 to 3 c. frozen, precooked ground beef or fry 1 to 1 1/2 lb.
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 to 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 cans vegetables, juice and all (I use baby carrots, and French-sliced green beans and corn. You can use whatever combination your kids will eat)
• pepper to taste (remember there's salt in the veggies)
• 2 lb. box Velveeta, cubed (optional)
• 2 packets brown gravy mix (optional)

1. Wonderful on a cold day!
2. I buy the different dried beans in the fall and mix in large container for future use.
3. Sharing the recipe and a bag of mixed beans, with my friends, has become a "First Cold Day" tradition.
4. I truly do miss the snow!

frozen, onions, pepper, chili, kidney beans, frozen, onion, stalks celery, vegetables, pepper, box velveeta, packets brown gravy mix

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=855828 (may not work)