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                            Chili Con Carne

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main dish

 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     2 tb Olive oil
 1-1/2 lb Lean ground beef
     2    Onions, chopped
     1    Garlic clove, crushed
     2    Celery stalks, chopped
     2 ts Hot chili powder
     1 ts Cumin seeds
     1 cn Tomatoes (14 oz)
     2 tb Tomato paste
     1 cn Red kidney beans, drained
          -(15 oz)
          Salt to taste
          Steamed rice
          Sour cream
          Diced avacado
          Onion slices
          Fresh italian parsley sprig
          -(opt)



 Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Heat oil in a flameproof casserole dish.
 Add ground beef, onions, garlic and celery and fry gently 5 minutes,
 stirring occasionally.

 Add chili powder and cumin and cook gently 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and
 break up with a spoon. Stir in tomato paste and kidney beans. Bring to a
 boil, stirring frequently.

 Cover and bake in preheated oven 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Season
 mixture with salt. Spoon chili over individual bowls of rice and top each
 serving with sour cream, avacado and onion. Garnish with parsley sprig, if
 desired.

 NOTE: For fierier flavor, increase chili powder to 1 tablespoon. To prevent
 avacado discoloring, toss in lemon juice.

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