Oh So Tasty Chili

I love making chili.  I can never make just a small batch either.  Its one of those dishes that's even tastier as leftovers (since the flavors have a chance to develop more as it sits).  You can also use the leftovers in a variety of ways; chili dogs, chili fries, you can even add rice or noodles to make it even more filling.

Crock Pot Chili

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 green pepper, diced
2 14.5 oz cans petite diced tomatoes (juice and all)
2 15 oz cans of dark red kidney beans, drain only the top part of the juice off the beans
23 oz of tomato juice (1/2 a 46 oz bottle or big can)
1 Knorr Homestyle concentrated beef stock
3 tbsp chili powder
1/2 tbsp cayenne pepper
1/2 c homemade brown sugar, recipe to follow
dash of nutmeg
salt and pepper to taste
Optional:  any extra veggies you may have on hand

Cook your ground beef, green pepper, and onion together, drain.  In a crock pot combined all the ingredients listed above, and stir well.  Cook on low for 4-6 hrs.  Make sure to taste often and adjust your seasonings as needed.

Homemade Brown Sugar

1 c white sugar
1 tbsp molasses

Combine sugar and molasses in a bowl, and mix.  There will be a point in time while you are stirring that it may look like you aren't doing it right, but keep stirring.  It takes a few minutes, but it will eventually begin to look like it should