Chili

• 3 cups dry pinto beans ( or a combination of black beans and pinto beans)
• 1 Bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1lb. Hamburger
• 1 onion
• 1 can of tomato sauce
• half a can of whole tomatoes cut up and drained
  
• ¼ Cup chili powder
• 2 Tablespoons brown sugar

1. Soak dry pinto beans in water overnight. Drain.
2. Place soaked beans in Crockpot, Cover with water.
   
3. Add: 1 Bay leaf, 2 teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon garlic powder
4. Cook 8 hours on low.
5. Cook 1lb. Hamburger until no longer pink. Skim off fat. Add 1 large, chopped onion. Pour into beans.
6. Add: 1 Can tomato, 1/2 Can of whole tomatoes, drained and cut up, ¼ Cup chili powder, 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
7. Cook until hot and thickened.
   

Be careful not to have to much water when you start adding the ingredients, or it will be to soupy!