Midwestern Butter Bean Chili
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 - 3 cloves garlic,minced
- 16 ounce can tomatoes, cut up
- 16 ounce can butter beans or lima beans, drained
- 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 2 4-oz can green chili peppers, rinsed, seeded and chopped
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red cayenne pepper
Instructions
serves 4-6. In a large skillet or a saucepan cook pork, onion, garlic till meat is brown and onion is tender, drain off fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes, drained butter beans or lima beans, tomato sauce, chopped chili peppers, Chili powder, sugar, salt, basil, allspice, black pepper and red pepper. Bring mixture to boiling. Reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. If desired, serve with toppings suggested below Suggested toppings: crushed crackers, shredded cheese, chopped carrot, sour cream, shredded lettuce, chopped onion, alfalfa sprouts and chopped fresh tomato.