Sweet and Spicy Ground Beef Chili

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound sground beef
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• (12 ounce) can sstewed tomatoes
• (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/2 tablespoon schili powder
• tablespoon swhite sugar
• teaspoon sgarlic salt
• tablespoon olive oil
• bunch celery, chopped
• 1/2 yellow onions, finely chopped
• large green bell pepper, chopped
• large red bell pepper, chopped
• jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
• tablespoon sminced garlic
• (29 ounce) can light red kidney beans, undrained
• (29 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, undrained

Instructions

1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Season ground beef with salt and pepper; cook and stir in batches in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes per batch. Remove meat to a colander to drain and then set aside in a large bowl. Drain and discard grease from skillet between batches.
2. While meat is cooking, combine stewed tomatoes, tomato paste, chili powder, sugar, and garlic salt in the bowl of a food processor; blend until smooth.
3. Heat olive oil in a 16 quart pot over medium high heat. Add celery, onions, green pepper, red pepper, jalapeno peppers, and garlic. Cook and stir until vegetables have softened and onion has turned translucent, 7 to 10 minutes. Add reserved meat, stewed tomato puree, and undrained light and dark red kidney beans. Simmer for 1 hour.