Beef and Veggie Chili

My boyfriend absolutely loves chili, and I never knew how to make it, and I tried one day, came up with a simple recipe, and have changed it a few times, and thanks to the help of my dad, I have perfected the chili to the way my family and boyfriend like it, with beef and lots of veggies. And just to warn you, there are a few strange ingredients in this chili. This is for a 6 to 8 quart crock pot.

• Ready In: 4 hrs
• Serves: 6-10

Ingredients

• 1  lb  extra lean ground beef
• 1080  ml  bean medley (2 cans, washed and strained)
• 5  tomatoes, diced
• 1 1⁄2 green peppers, diced (can change it with red or yellow peppers, I use all 3 sometimes)
• 1  bunch  about 8-10 stalks green onion, diced (scallions)
• 3 -4  carrots, peeled and diced
• 3  stalks celery, diced
• 1  broccoli, diced (can use just crown if you like)
• 2  garlic cloves (pressed)
• 2  cups cranberry juice
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 3  teaspoons pepper
• 8  tablespoons chili powder
• 4  dashes poultry seasoning
• 4  dashes thyme
• 2  teaspoons basil
• 2  teaspoons oregano
• 2  dashes cinnamon
• 2  tablespoons parsley
• 3  teaspoons paprika
• 3  teaspoons rosemary

• optional

•  chili pepper, thai chilis, jalapeno peppers, habanero peppers

• Reminder

•  when using the  hot pepper, keep the seeds in to keep the hotness and add is as many as desired

Directions

1. Put in a bowl 1 pound ground beef, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1 tbsp chili powder, 1 dash poultry seasoning,1 dash thyme, 1/2 tsp basil, 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp rosemary and 2 cups of cranberry juice. Mix all together and marinade in fridge for 4-6 hours, and make sure that plastic wrap is covering bowl.
2. Brown the ground beef, and strain out all the grease and fat, before putting into crock pot.
3. Put into crock pot, all diced tomatoes,green peppers, green onions, carrots, celery and broccoli,.
4. Stir beef and vegetables together.
5. Strain and wash 2 cans of 6 bean medley, and mix in with beef and vegetables. Stir well.
6. Add remainder of all spices, and garlic, stir together.
7. Add the hot peppers if desired.
8. Cook on high for 4-5 hours, or on low for 10-12 hours, stirring once an hour (if possible).