My Triple Cook-Off Winning Chili | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• 3 pound(s) lean hamburger
• 1 - green bell pepper, diced
• 1 - red bell pepper, diced
• 4-8 - fresh jalapenos, diced small (add as many as you like for heat, but add at least 4 for mild for the kiddos. *i usually add all 8 for hotter!)
• 1 large onion, diced large
• 1 teaspoon(s) salt`
• 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper
• 1 teaspoon(s) garlic powder
• 1/3 cup(s) good chili powder
• 1 3/4 cup(s) ketchup, I use Heinz
• 3 tablespoon(s) lemon juice concentrate
• 1/3 cup(s) dark brown sugar, can sub light but I just don't even buy that kind anymore because it always turns into a brick
• 1 tablespoon(s) Worcestershire sauce, I use Lea & Perrins
• 2 teaspoon(s) regular white vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) yellow table mustard, French's
• 1 1/2 tablespoon(s) cumin
• 3 cup(s) spicy hot V8 juice
• 1 can(s) dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained first in a colander til no longer foamy/bubbly (16 oz.)
• 2 package(s) fresh sliced mushrooms (8 oz. each)
• 2 can(s) Del Monte original stewed tomatoes, with the juice; crush tomatoes with hands as you add (14.5 oz. each)
• 1 cup(s) beef bouillon, i use superior touch better than bouillon beef base (dissolve 1 tsp. beef base into 1 cup hot water to make 1 cup bouillon)
• - *more salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste