Chill Chili

Oh fall, you certainly crept up on me.  Can you believe it is October?  This is my favorite time of the year and I feel like I am going to be missing it.  I don't want to think about snow any time soon.

There has been a chill in the air the last few days and all I can think about is soup and stews.  Mr. J is not a big of soup.  For him it is something that comes in advance of the main course.  I don't know about how things go in your household but I just don't have time to prepare multi-course meals.  Normally,  I will make a soup on the weekends and then have it for lunch the rest of the week.  Mr. J is spared the supposedly non-filling dish for dinner.  Chili on the other had has meat in it.  If I top it off with some beans there is no way he can complain that it is not worthy of main course status.

Super Fast Chili

Ingredients:
1 green pepper, roughly chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic, diced
1 fresh jalapeno, sliced
1 can diced tomatoes
1 8 oz can tomato paste
3/4 LB ground beef or turkey
1 can kidney beans, drained
1 tsp chipolte powder
1 Tbsp crushed red peppers

1. Saute onion and green peppers until they soften.  Add garlic and jalapenos, cook for about 1 minute.

2.  Add ground beef and cook till almost done.  Then add beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and spices.  Mix together until combined.

3.  Cover and cook for about 5-10 minutes depending on how hungry you are.  Serve topped with cheese and corn chips.