Bo's Chili

Ingredients:

1 lb of hamburger
1 large onion
1 large can of tomato juice
1/2 can of Chili Man (or your favorite chili powder)
1 cup elbow macaroni
salt
pepper
sugar (optional)
2 cans of dark red beans
2 cans of red beans

Directions:

Place the hamburger in a skillet, add salt and pepper (to your taste). Cook over a med heat and slowly brown.

While this is browning, open the can of tomato juice and pour into a large soup pot. Open the beans and let them drain.Finely chop the onion and place it into the tomato juice. Rinse the beans and add to the tomato juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Place on low heat and simmer.

When the hamburger is brown, strain the grease off, rinse hamburger in hot water and add to the soup pot. Cover the soup pot and let it simmer for 1 hour.

After the first hour, add the macaroni to the pot, cover and let simmer for 1 hour. NOTE: Keep a cup of water handy and check often.As the macaroni cooks it will drink up the liquid and more will be needed. (Some people prefer to add more tomato juice instead of water.)

After the second hour, add your chili powder. The recipe calls for half a can but you can add to your taste. Also, if you are one who likes sugar in their chili, add the sugar to taste. Let this simmer for 1 hour.

After the third hour, remove the pot from the heat. You can now serve it - or if you can stand to wait, reheat it the next day. It tastes even better then.

Thanks to Bo!