Hearty Minestrone Chili

This is a recipe that a friend of mine gave me. It's a nice comfort food for a cold winter's night. I use Bush's Chili Magic chili beans for the extra flavor. If you can't find Bush's Chili Magic and instead use a can of regular chili beans, you might have to add some extra chili powder to season.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 pot

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1  medium onion
• 3 (10 3/4ounce) cans  condensed minestrone soup
• 14 1⁄2 ounces stewed tomatoes
• 10  ounces Rotel tomatoes & chilies
• 16  ounces chili beans (I use Bush's Chili Magic)
• 1  tablespoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar (optional)

Directions

1. Finely chop the onion.
2. Brown the ground beef and the onion together.
3. Drain the ground beef/onion mixture on a paper towel.
4. Chop the stewed tomatoes in a food processor.
5. option: you can add the Rotel to the stewed tomatoes in the processor if you would like for the Rotel to be a finer consistency.
6. In a large pot simmer everything together for at least 15 minutes.