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Brown ground beef in a large cast iron skillet over medium heat (feel free to season the meat to taste and add onion, if thats how you roll).
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Drain the meat in a colander to get rid of excess grease.
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Open the 4 cans of chili beans.
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Drain 2 of the cans.
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Return ground beef to skillet.
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Add chili beans and tomato sauce to ground beef and stir until combined.
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Add a dash or two of chili powder (optional- this really comes down to how much heat you like).
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Cook on medium-high heat until mixture begins to boil.
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Reduce heat to low and allow chili to simmer for 5 minutes.
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At this point, your chili is complete and you are ready to assemble your meal: 1.
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Spread chip base out across an individual size plate.
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Top chips with the chili.
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3.
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Add Stuff!
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This is the part best left up to each persons taste palate.
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My family likes the basics: shredded cheese, lettuce, tomato, sour cream and salsa.
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But if you like jalapenos, black olives, onion etc., have at it.
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Experiment with your chip preferences and topping options.
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We like Doritos and if were aspiring to healthier options, something organic or whole grain.
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Personally, I think freshly grated cheddar cheese is the way to go.
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That being said, we frequently just use the shredded cheese from for the sake of convenience.
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Feel free to take this and make it your own!
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(Makes yummy leftovers... should you have any.)
