Good chili is hard to come by...unless your a member of my family. Everyone in my family makes AWESOME chili! This is my Moms recipe. Throw it in the crock pot or in a big soup pot and let it simmer all day! Make sure that there's also fresh cornbread to go along with it! Don't worry I'll share some of my cornbread secrets too!

Moms Chili

1/2 pound Hamburger, cooked
1/2 pound sausage, cooked {the ground breakfast sausage, this is where you can add in some spice if you'd like with spicy sausage!}
4 cans beans, mix & match your favorite combo of Red Kidney Beans & Mexi-Beans {I usually do 2 & 2}
Chili seasoning envelope
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
Medium onion, chopped
1 can whole stewed tomatoes
4 cans of water {or until crock pot is full}
Ground pepper, to taste

Put everything into the crock pot, stir. Low for 8 hours, or 4 hours on high. Sprinkle cheese on top once you have the chili in bowls & enjoy!

Now for the cornbread!

I use Jiffy boxed mix...its in the blue box with corn muffins on the front.

You can make it either in muffin tins or a round baking dish. I prefer the baking dish, and cut like a pie!

Prepare mix according to the box..now here's where my secret comes in! Add some sugar! Maybe 2-3 tablespoons or so. It will give it a nice sweet flavor but not overly sweet!  Excellent mix with the chili. Also throw in some shredded cheese...cheddar, pepper jack...whatever you like! If you like spicy add in some chopped jalapenos! We just use the diced stuff from the jar...keep it simple! Bake according to the time on the box. Don't over bake it! Over baked cornbread gets DRY!!! The best way to check it is to put a toothpick or butter knife in the center, if it comes out clean it's done, if not put it in a couple more minutes!

Your end result should be golden brown on the outside, and moist on the inside!