This is the chili my mom makes all the time with stuff she stockpiles in her pantry, like she’s always ready for chili duty: any sort of canned tomato, salsa, hot sauce, and ketchup. Plus beans, meat, spices, and garlic and onions. That’s it. She says the ketchup makes the chili have the right consistency no matter how little time you have to simmer it, and the salsa and hot sauce bring the heat and smoke in a form that you can purchase nearly anywhere. Regardless of the reasoning, you will always, always, find a container of this chili in my freezer.

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