Chili - two rivers

      1 lb GROUND BEEF
      1 c  ONIONS (OPTIONAL)
      1 c  CHOPPED CELERY (OPTIONAL)
  1 1/2 ts SUGAR
    1/2 ts SALT
    3/4 ts GARLIC POWDER
  1 1/2 tb CHILI POWDER
    3/4 ts OREGANO LEAVES
    1/4 ts PEPPER
     15 oz TOMATO SAUCE
      6 oz TOMATO PASTE
  2 1/2 c  WATER (MAY NEED MORE)
 14 1/2 oz BEANS (KIDNEY), DRAINED
      2 oz SPAGHETTI (OPTIONAL)

IN A LARGE POT, BROWN BEEF AND ONIONS. DRAIN JUICES. ADD REMAINING INGREDIENTS EXCEPT FOR THE BEANS AND SPAGHETTI. MIX WELL. BRING MIXTURE TO A BOIL. REDUCE HEAT AND SIMMER, COVERED, FOR 30 MINUTES. ADD BEANS AND SPAGHETTI. SIMMER, UNCOVERED, FOR 10 MINUTES TO HEAT BEANS. NOTE: IF USING SPAGHETTI, BREAK INTO 2" PIECES AND THEN PRECOOK. NOTE: CHILI MAY NEED MORE WATER, ADD AS NEEDED.


Yield: 8 Servings