My Chili Recipe (Crock Pot)

• 1 1/4 lb ground beef, ground turkey or shredded chicken.
• 1/2 lb Sweet Italian Sausage, chopped
• 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 1 can petite diced tomatoes or rotel, undrained
• 2 clove garlic
• 1/4 cup chili powder
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp each onion powder and garlic powder
• 1 tsp each red pepper flakes and paprika
• 1 can black olives, drained
• 1 can each white and red beans, undrained

1. Preheat the Crock pot.
2. Make the chili in a large saucepan or pot.
3. Fry ground beef or turkey, drain fat.
4. Fry sausage.
5. Reserve the fat.
6. Add sausage to ground meat.
7. Cook the garlic cloves in the hot sausage oil until soft.
8. Add tomato paste, water and diced tomatoes, mix well.
9. Add olives, beans and jalapenos.
10. Mix well.
11. Add chili powder, ground cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, paprika.
12. Mix well.
13. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and cook 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
14. Transfer chili to the Crock pot and cook on low 4-6 hours or 2-3 hours on high, until the beans are tender.
15. Serve over cooked rice and with garlic bread or salad.
16. Sprinkle with parmesan or other cheese.

ground beef, sweet italian sausage, tomato paste, water, petite diced tomatoes, clove garlic, chili powder, ground cumin, onion, red pepper, black olives, red beans

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/428538-my-chili-recipe-crock-pot (may not work)