This recipe almost fills a large Crock Pot Slow Cooker. Medium spiciness. Adjust spices up or down as desired.

• 2 cans Hunts original spaghetti sauce
• 1 can Hunts Spicy Italian spaghetti sauce
• 1 large can tomato paste
• 1-2 lbs lean ground beef (depending on desired meatiness)
• 3 celery stalks
• 1 red pepper
• 1 green pepper
• about 20 mushrooms
• Cracked Pepper (big bits, but not pepper corns) (optional)
• Pepper
• Salt
• Chili Peppers (big bits)
• Chili Powder
• Onions and garlic as desired

1. Brown the ground beef in a fry pan with a sprinkling of cracked pepper (1-2 tablespoons), salt and chili peppers (1-2 teaspoons).
2. Chop celery, and red and green peppers, onions and garlic. Slice mushrooms.
3. Dump everything into the Crock Pot, mix well, and add more ground pepper, salt, chili peppers and chili powder to taste.
4. Slow-cook for one hour on High, then reduce cooker to Low and cook for 5-6 more hours.

Can divide into portions and freeze.

(Deni)