Extra Good For You Chili

Nice snowy day chili

Chili

Adapted from Healthy Cooking magazine

Ground meat (beef, turkey, pork, deer)

Onion (purple, yellow or both), diced

Red bell pepper, diced finely

Zucchini, diced finely

Tomatoes (fresh, peeled or canned)

Garlic, minced

I'm listing these in order by amount used:

Chili powder

Beef base/bullion

Kitchen bouquet (optional for dark color)

Cumin

Paprika

Salt 

Pepper

Garlic powder

Red pepper flakes

Cayanne pepper

Preheat your crock pot to high. Add meat and let sit in hot crock pot covered for about 5 minutes. Start to break the meat up.  Next, add tomatoes with juice. Continue stiring to break up the meat and tomatoes (if needed). Add spices and mix well. Then, add onions, bell peppers and zucchini and mix well. Let cook in crock pot on high for 5-6 hours or on low for 8+ hours.