Hearty Beef Chili

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Serves: 10
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 8 Hours 15 minutes
== Ingredients ==
* 1 x 29-ounce can tomatoes, cut up
* 1 x 10-ounce can chopped tomatoes and green chile peppers
* 2 cups vegetable juice or tomato juice
* 1 to 2 tablespoons chili powder
* 1 teaspoon ground cumin
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 1½ pounds beef or pork stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
* 2 cups chopped onion
* 1½ cups chopped celery
* 1 cup chopped green sweet pepper
* 2 x 15-ounce cans black, kidney, and/or garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
=== Optional toppers ===
* shredded Mexican cheese or cheddar cheese
* dairy sour cream
* thinly sliced green onion
* snipped cilantro
* thinly sliced jalapeño peppers
* sliced pitted ripe olives
== Directions ==
# In a 6-quart crockery cooker combine both cans of undrained tomatoes, vegetable or tomato juice, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and garlic.
# Stir in the meat, onion, celery, and bell pepper.
# Cover; Cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
# Stir in the beans. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting, and cook for 15 minutes more.
# Spoon into bowls. If Desired, serve with toppers.
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