Recipe: Crock Pot Chili (using Italian sausage and ground beef, crock pot)

CROCK POT CHILI

4 slices bacon, diced
1/2 lb hot Italian link sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
1/2 lb ground chuck
2 medium onions, chopped
1 small green bell pepper, chopped
2 cans (14 to 16 oz each) Italian style tomatoes
1 (16 oz) can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
1 (16 oz) can garbanzo beans (or kidney beans), rinsed and drained
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jalapeno pepper, chopped (with ribs and seeds = hotter)
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp dry mustard
1/4 tsp freshly ground pepper

In large skillet, brown bacon pieces until crisp. Remove from skillet; drain well and place in crock pot.

Brown sausage and ground chuck with onions in skillet over medium heat; drain and add to crock pot with remaining ingredients; stir well.

Cover crock pot and cook on LOW setting for 8 to 14 hours. Taste for seasoning.

Makes 6 servings
Adapted from source: Elizabeth Hargrave