Chili is my favorite comfort food

I made chili for a client on Thursday and realized as I tasted it for spicing tat it is my favorite comfort food. I couldn't wait to make this easy dish for myself and my family Friday night. The recipe or a variant thereof was in the South Beach diet cookbook.

1 pound ground beef (probably would work with other ground meat as well)
1/2 cup diced onions, peppers, mushrooms (optional)
1 can red beans or canellini beans drained
1 can diced tomatoes
dash to 1.4tsp of cumin, garam msala and/or cayenne to taste

Brown the ground meat in a fry pan, breaking up with aspoon untilit is all browned. If desired, drain fat with aid of colander. Add in diced onions peppers and mushrooms if using and cook for a minute or two until until onions brown, them add spices. Add in the beans and stir. Add in the tomatoes and cook on low flame for 30 to 45 minutes or longer as mixture thickens. Taste for spices, adding as needed. this is delicious overwhite or brown rice.

Yum.

Helen