Sweet and Spicy Ground Beef Chili Recipe

Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Season ground beef with salt and pepper; cook and stir in batches in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly 5 to 7 minutes per batch. Remove meat to a colander to drain and then set aside in a large bowl. Drain and discard grease from skillet between batches.

While meat is cooking combine stewed tomatoes tomato paste chili powder sugar and garlic salt in the bowl of a food processor; blend until smooth.

Heat olive oil in a 16-quart pot over medium-high heat. Add celery onions green pepper red pepper jalapeno peppers and garlic. Cook and stir until vegetables have softened and onion has turned translucent 7 to 10 minutes. Add reserved meat stewed tomato puree and undrained light and dark red kidney beans. Simmer for 1 hour.