Brown Bean Chili
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 11:23pm

Ingredients




2 lbs. ground beef
Chili powder to taste
2 env. Lipton's onion soup
1 can Stewarts fresh shelled beans
1 can Old El Paso pinto beans
1 can Old El Paso pinto beans with chili
Cornstarch and water (thickener)

Preparation

1 Fill a large pan half full with water. Bring to a boil. Add onion soup mix and ground beef and boil until the meat is cooked. Put in the refrigerator to cool. When cooled, skim off the fat. Put back on the stove. Add chili powder (to taste) and all beans. Bring back to a boil, stirring occasionally. 2 When boiling, add the thickener (mix cornstarch and water to a medium consistency), stirring constantly until thickened. Let simmer for about 1/2 hour. Serve with chunks of Cal Jack cheese and saltine crackers mixed in.