Jenny's Homemade Chili

Ok, here is my recipe for home made chili.
It's made in one dish, so clean up is a snap!

It's all about what you like.
Feel free to change the recipe to suit your taste.



One Lb Lean Ground Beef (93% fat free is what I use)
Half of a yellow onion
3 cloves of Garlic
2 cans of diced tomatoes
2 TBSP Chili Powder
2 tsp Steak seasoning
2 tsp Oregano
2 tsp Parsley
1 Cup rice

Brown the ground beef in the pot stirring frequently so you don't get huge clumps of cooked burger.


Dice up the Garlic cloves.


Dice up the yellow onion.


Add Onion and Garlic to cooked ground beef.

Cook stirring onion and garlic into meat. (This is where my mouth starts watering uncontrollably.)

Add your seasonings.




Stir well...



Add both cans of diced tomatoes.



Stir, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, start cooking the rice.



When the rice is done, in about 20 minutes, so is the chili.


Serve over rice, or not...my kids don't like it with rice, I do. :-)



With rice above, without rice below.


Enjoy!!

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So, here I am a 33 year old SAHM...again. I have always LOVED cooking and even more so...EATING!! Ever since I can recall I have wanted to teach people how to cook excellent food that you actually want to serve to your family and friends. Since I don't have a kitchen big enough to have people in it to learn...this is my next best choice...for now.
You know you are a Mom when you can cook, clean, referee, pay bills, call in prescriptions, make appointments, check your facebook and dance...all at the same time!
I just remembered what my dreams were and how badly I still want to fulfill them!! Where has my head been for the past 13.5 years??? How could I forget Me in this equation I call life?? I certainly have some ground to make up!!! So folks....HERE WE GO!!

Jenny's Frittata

12 eggs

2 cups 1% Milk

4 Tbs Margarine

1 tsp Coarse Kosher Salt

1/2 tsp Fresh Ground Pepper

3 Green Onions - chopped

1 lb thick cut Bacon

2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese

1/2 Green Bell Pepper diced

1/2 Red Bell Pepper diced

9 Hash-brown Patties

Lay out the bacon on a cookie sheet and place in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes. Using tongs flip bacon and bake for another 10 minutes.

Meanwhile....

Gather your fresh produce, wash with water to remove dirt, germs, etc.,

Slice the bell peppers in half:

You need to remove the seeds, the stem and white pieces under the stem and inside the peppers. The easiest way is to just pull it out with your hands.

Next you need to slice the bell peppers into strips:

Then dice the strips:

Now the green onions. Wash with cool water, making sure to remove wilted pieces, and cut off the roots:

Then dice the green onions from the bottom about 2/3 of the way to the top, discarding the ends:

Take the bacon out of the oven and place the strips on paper-towels to drain:

Carefully pour a small amount of the bacon grease from the cookie sheet into a large frying pan to cook the hash-brown patties:

When they are golden brown on both sides place on a paper-towel to drain:

Pour the grease out of the frying pan and put the diced green onions and bell peppers in the pan to cook:

Cook over medium heat stirring frequently until tender. Turn off heat and let rest in the pan.

Add the 4 tablespoons of margarine and let it melt.

Gently toss veggies in the melted margarine and let rest.

Dice the Bacon:

Next crack a dozen eggs and put them in a mixer bowl:

Add 2 cups of 1% Milk:

Beat the mixture on low for one minute:

Add the cooked veggies and melted margarine, combine on low speed for about 30 seconds:

Arrange the hash-brown patties in the bottom of an ungreased 13x9 pan:

Gently pour the egg mixture over the top:

Sprinkle the chopped bacon, salt and pepper over the top:

Cover with 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese:

Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean:

I suggest letting this Frittata rest for about 10 minutes before serving, or it will fall apart and be messy on the plate:

after letting it rest this is what it looked like:

This will serve a large family. My kids had thirds they liked it so much! We still have enough left over for the three of them to have a piece for breakfast. :-)

ENJOY!!