Crockpot Chili

when i asked mr. d what he wanted for dinner this week, he chose chili.  how perfectly that fit into my idea of using my crockpot all week!  http://allrecipes.com/recipe/slow-cooker-chili-ii/  i decided to make the recipe as is, rather than make some healthy substitutions, such as ground turkey in place of the ground beef.  it turned out pretty yummy!  mr. d added some extra tabasco to his bowl.  normally while i have chili cooking on the stove top i make cornbread muffins.  because the chili was ready as soon as i got home, and i was starving to eat some, i didn't make any muffins.  the leftovers weren't the same without them.  i usually just make cornbread muffins from a boxed mix.  do you have a favorite cornbread recipe?

Crockpot Chili

1 pound ground beef

1 med onion, diced

3 stalks celery, diced 

1 green bell pepper, chopped 

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 (10.75 ounce) cans tomato puree

1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans with liquid

1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans, drained

1 (15 ounce) can cannellini beans with liquid

1/2 Tbsp chili powder

1/2 tsp dried parsley

1 tsp salt

3/4 tsp dried basil

3/4 tsp dried oregano

1/4 tsp ground black pepper 

1/8 tsp hot pepper sauce

Cook beef until evenly browned.  Mix beef with all ingredients in crockpot.  Cook on low 8 hours.

my allclad crockpot was a gem for this chili because i could brown the meat right in the crockpot insert.  and of course we ate it garnished with cheddar cheese, yum!