This is my mom's recipe from my childhood growing up in NY which everyone loved. I born in the 70s, so this explains why a can of tomato soup is involved! I moved to TX as an adult and this recipe is STILL a hands down favorite. It has a rich tomato flavor, the perfect balance of ground meat and beans, and is the ideal consistency to eat by itself, or on top of a baked potato. <br /> <br />Sometime I made this as a beef chili, but more often I use ground turkey as a healthy swap. It works great both ways. Living in TX we have access to great local chili powders from the bulk bin at our grocery store. Don't eschew the canned tomatoes (or glass jars of diced tomatoes) because the calcium chloride helps preserve the cell walls and they stand up nicely over the cooking time.

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