Black Bean Chili (I cheat)
1 lb boiled black beans (or canned)
1 mckormicks (or other brand) hot chili seasoning packet
One fourth or third large red onion, chopped,
1 red pepper chopped
3 jalapenos chopped
1.25 cup tomato sauce (I actually use ragu, I hate plain tomato sauce) *It calls for 1 cup sauce but I add a little extra and let it cook down, I let it simmer for about 2 hours instead of the ten mins called for*
1 tbls crushed red pepper
.5-1 tbls brown sugar (depends on taste and what kind of tomato sauce you use, the brown sugar gets rid of some of that bitter acidic taste of the tomato)
A splash of Chalula hot sauce
I think that's all I use...I tend to get into the kitchen and just start throwing things into a pot.