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Easy Chili, Steven

January 23, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		Main dish	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	cn	Kidney beans
1/2	lb	Hamburger
1	cn	Tomato soup
1	tb	Chili powder
1	sm	Onion, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Dump all into a pot.  Bring to a boil.  Turn down and simmer about 30
minutes. Son Steven brought this home from a boy scout campout many years
ago. We have been using it ever since then. We prefer the dark red kidney
beans. You can double or triple amounts.
Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V4 #154 by Martha Sheppard
<marthahs@worldnet.att.net> on Jun 03, 1997

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