Chili

A hearty thick chili for beef lovers. I've made this with ground turkey as well, and I definitely prefer the beef version.

Ingredients
2-3 zucchini
one yellow onion
one green bell pepper
one packet taco seasoning
one tsp ground cumin
one tsp paprika
one can of tomato paste
one can of fire-roasted, diced tomatoes
two cans of beans
one-two pounds of ground beef
hot sauce
cilantro
vegetable oil

Preparation
Dice the vegetables.
Saute the onions in a little bit of oil until translucent. Add the peppers and saute with the onions as well. Add the beef and cut into medium sized pieces in the pot. Dust with the taco seasoning, salt and black pepper and cook without stirring for a while. This will allow the chunks to stay together.

Stir carefully and cook until the beef is browned lightly. Add the tomato paste and the diced tomatoes, as well as some sugar if necessary Stir and add a bit of water if too thick. Simmer.

In a separate pan brown the zucchini pieces on high heat. Add to the rest of the chili and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with fresh, chopped cilantro and a slice of nice bread.