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Fruit And Nut Chili

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds lean ground beef
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 14.5-ounce cans tomatoes, undrained and cut up
• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 15-ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 14-ounce can chicken broth
• 2 1/4 cups chopped green, red, and/or yellow sweet pepper
• 2 cooking apples, cored and chopped
• 2 4-ounce cans diced green chiles, drained
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup slivered almonds

Directions

1. In a Dutch oven cook meat, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender.
2. Drain fat.
3. Stir undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, and broth into meat mixture.
4. Add remaining ingredients except almonds and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
5. Top each serving with almonds.

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