Instructions: Heat oil in a large pot, add onion, garlic and celery and saute until soft. Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink, then drain off fat.

Add tomato and tomato sauce and simmer 30 minutes.

In a small bowl, mix together chili powder, paprika, cumin and bay leaves, then add to chili. Add salt and pepper and simmer 30 minutes.

Add kidney beans and simmer 20 minutes, adding water if necessary.

Makes
8 servings.

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