Famous Chili

When we were first married and in a strange country in a strange state (U.S. and California respectively), we joined a small group in an attempt to find community. It worked wonderfully! And a long the way we found some fabulous recipes! One man in the group made the absolute best chili, and it was his own somewhat secret recipe - as in it was only in his head, not written down!

He has since passed away, I remember going to his funeral hugely pregnant, and we have since cracked the code on the chili recipe!

Famous Chili

2 pkgs ground turkey (or 2 and a half lbs ground beef) browned.
Season with a bit of salt and pepper while browning.
2 onions, diced (I like to fry them up with the meat)
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cans of pinto beans, rained and rinsed
2 cans of kidney beans, drained and rinsed
2 cans of crushed tomatoes
2 green peppers, diced
1 cup chopped celery
Chili Powder to taste - about 2 tbspish
Salt and Pepper
1 bunch of cilantro (about a fist full of stems), chopped, leave the stems out.

Put all ingredients except the cilantro in the slow cooker. Cook all day on low, or all afternoon in high.

Add the cilantro for the last half hour of cooking.

Serve with cornbread (preferably over the cornbread), shredded cheddar cheese, more peppers and onion, and if you want, sour cream.