This is the best Chile Recipe I have ever found ? This was from one of Ann Landers columns that my Mom had clipped. This is always a hit too. I usually add a little more on the hot pepper sauce, chili powder, bacon & of course have to double or triple the recipe for an event. Time to give up the Spanish Rice recipe Ileana! Enjoying the pre-pity party ? flying out to the National tomorrow & can?t wait. Kathy Handheims German Shepherds This Old House Chili Beans 1 small onion, diced 2 tablespoons butter or margarine ½ cup brown sugar, packed 2 (1 pound 13-ounce) cans pinto beans 1 cup catsup ¼ pound ground beef ¼ pound bacon, chopped 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder 1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder 1 ½ teaspoons onion powder 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce Sauté onion in butter until tender. Stir in brown sugar until well mixed. Combine beans, catsup, ground beef, bacon, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder and Hot pepper sauce in a large saucepan. Stir in onion mixture until well mixed. Cover and simmer over low heat until meat is cooked, about 30 to 35 minutes. Refrigerate overnight to blend flavors. Reheat to serve. Makes 8 servings. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================