INGREDIENTS:

• 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 medium Sweet Onion, chopped
• 1 green Bell Pepper (red or yellow if you prefer different pepper) chopped
• 2 Cloves Garlic, chopped
• 1 pound ground Beef
• 2 tablespoons Tomato Paste
• 2 teaspoons Spice Farms Chili Powder
• ¾ teaspoon Spice Farms ground Cumin (optional)
• Colonna Coarse Kosher salt
• Spice Farms Black Pepper
• 1 28-ounce can Stewed Tomatoes
• 1 15-ounce can Red Kidney Beans, rinsed
• Sliced Avocado, for serving or 1 bag of instant white rice

DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic, and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
2. Add the beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until no longer pink, 4 to 6 minutes. Add the tomato paste, chili powder, and cumin and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
3. In a blender, puree 1 can of tomatoes. Add the tomato sauce, ½ cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 20 to 25 minutes.

Note:

Serve with the avocado or on top of white rice