Its cold this weekend and I finally made chili. I typically cook it in the crockpot and its an all day event which makes the house smell really good. I have been working on my recipe for a few years now and I feel like I have it down where both 101 and I like it. My Chili recipe 1 pound of ground beef 1 can of black beans 1 can kidney beans 1 can pinto beans 1 can rotel tomatoes with chilies 1 can chicken or beef stock 1 can of tomato paste or 1 jar of tomato sauce Garlic for sautéing beef & 1 ½ tsp into chili 3 Bay leaf 1 ¼ tsp Oregano 1 ½ tsp Crushed Red pepper flakes & 1 tsp chili oil w/flakes ¼ tsp Cumin ¼ tsp Paprika Dash of onion powder Dash of thyme Salt & pepper to taste Brown beef in butter with salt, pepper and garlic (I typically use garlic paste but fresh is always preferred). Once meat is cooked, transfer to a crock pot. Add beans, rotel tomatoes with chilies, chicken stock, tomato sauce, spices and stir. A note on beans: dump each can on a colander/food strainer and rinse with water first before transferring to the crockpot. Cook on high for 4 hours, then cook on low for another 4 hours. If cooking in a pressure cooker: Brown beef in butter with salt, pepper and garlic paste in the pressure cooker (on sauté setting). Once done, add all other ingredients, stir and cook on a chili setting.