1 can tomatoes
1 can tomato sauce
2 cans tomato paste
water
1 medium onion, chopped
3-5 cloves garlic, minced
4-5 stalks celery, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
1 sweet red pepper, chopped
5 chili peppers, whole (cut slits lengthwise)
5 jalapeno peppers, whole (cut slits lengthwise)
1 zucchini, chopped
1 eggplant, chopped
1 bag baby carrots (whole)
mushrooms (whole)
1 bag frozen corn
steak, diced (any cut)
ground meat (any, I like to use chicken) dark red kidney beans, cooked
black turtle beans, cooked
lentils, cooked
1 pinch oregano
basil, to taste
1/4-1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
black pepper
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
Put all ingrediants in a pot and cook for 5 to 10 hours.
Stir occasionally.
The ingredients list is enough to make 2 pots worth (dutch oven size). I usually omit the meat from one pot and make a vegetarian batch at the same time. It's good for your vegan friends and as lighter fare for lunch!
Put the chile and jalapeno peppers in last with their stems sticking up out of the chili. This makes them easy to remove for those who don't want their chili hot!