3 Bean Chili (Super Fast/Easy)

Don't you just love the crispness of Fall? I do..
Inside there are the aromas of an amazing Chili are
looming...This is soo great. It's nutritious...
filling..and warming to your insides...
Comfort Food. We even coupled it with Cheddar
Biscuits we made a couple days ago. Still
Delicious....

I took 2 completely different recipes from 2
different generations & mixed them together,
omitted some other ingredients & came up with this.
I wanted something that would be especially
nutritious for my family...Remember my
New Year's resolution (to eat more nutritiously
when possible)

My daughter let me know in past weeks how
much she loves black beans, & how good they
are for you sooo I wanted black beans, kidney
beans, & veggies in it plus some lean gr. beef..
but not too spicy.. This is what I came
up with.

I also wanted to start using Food from
our Food Storage on a more daily basis so
I'll let you know what comes of that, too.
Hope you enjoy this as I much as I had coming
up with it....


RECIPE
1 lb. lean ground beef, crumbled
1 yellow skinned onion, chopped
1 tsp. minced garlic
1 (14.5oz.) can of crushed tomatoes (not drained)
1 can of tomato soup
1 (15oz.) can of black beans (not drained)
1 (15.25oz.) can of kidney beans (not drained)
1 (16oz.) can of Fat Free refried beans
1 Tbsp. chili powder (more for a spicier chili)
1 c. water

Directions:
In a deep pot combine onions, ground beef, &
garlic. Brown these together (drain off any grease)
Add 1 can of tomato soup, can of crushed tomatoes,
black beans, & kidney beans. Cook on med. heat for
about 10 min. Season with chili powder (to your
taste) Blend in refried beans & water. Simmer
for 10 min or until all are ingredients are blended
together.. Taste...add more of any thing you like....

Toppings
shredded cheese
chopped scallions
tortilla Chips

P.S. Don't forget the Cheddar Biscuits..they are
great with this...Click here for Biscuit Recipe

Fantastic Cheddar Biscuits

We just celebrated my daughter's birthday &
so she got to choose the dinner she wanted
which consisted of Tempura Shrimp, veggies,
fries, & we had Fantastic Cheddar Biscuits!!
The kind that taste like a lobster place we all know
& love....I wanted you all to have a chance at tasting
these delicious gems...Adapted from F. Poste of
allrecipes.com

RECIPE

2 c. biscuit mix (I used Bisquick)
1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
1/2 tsp. dried minced onion
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
2/3 c. milk
1/4 c. melted butter

Bake @ 450F for 11 min. or golden brown

Directions:
In a bowl, combine biscuit mix, cheese, onion,
& garlic powder (I added this INTO the mix..
the original recipe puts the garlic powder with
the butter to be brushed on afterwards) I think
it tastes much better mixed in with the other
ingredients...

Stir in milk until a soft dough forms a ball as ABOVE..

Using a large cookie scoop..drop rounded
tablespoons 2" apart onto baking sheet.
By the way...I love my SILPAT liners
from France. They are one of my Favorite
Kitchen items.

Melt butter & brush over warm biscuits...
Yummmmm...Melt in your mouth Cheddar
Biscuits...