Cold Weather Chili

2 pounds lean ground beef

1/4 cup pure olive oil

2 tablespoons president's choice chopped

garlic in oil 3 medium onions -- chopped

2 red peppers -- chopped

1 2/3 pints italian-style plum tomatoes

2 tablespoons chili powder

1 teaspoon dried oregano

2 bay leaves

2 1/4 cups red kidney beans

1 3/4 pints extra-chunky salsa picante

Brown beef and drain excess fat. In a large stew pot, heat olive oil and saute onions and red peppers with garlic. Add plum tomatoes with their juice and brea k up. Add chili powder, oregano, bay leaves, salsa and meat. Cook at a low simm er for 1 hour. Fifteen minutes before serving, remove bay leaves and add kidney beans and sauce and heat through.

Busted by Christopher E. Eaves