Mexican Chili- Excellent

1 lb Ground beef

15 1/2 oz Chili beans -- hot and spicy

15 1/2 oz Chili beans -- hot

28 oz Tomatoes -- cut up

6 oz Tomato paste

1 1/2 c Celery -- chopped

1 c Onion -- chopped

1/2 c Pepper, green -- chopped

4 oz Chili peppers -- drained

Seeded and chopped 2 tb Sugar

1 Bay leaf

1 t Salt

1 t Marjoram, dried -- crushed

1/2 ts Garlic powder

1 d Pepper

4 oz Mushrooms (optional)

In crockpot combine beans, undrained tomatoes, celery, onion, tomato paste, green pepper, green chilies, mushrooms, sugar, bay leaf, salt, marjoram, garlic powder and pepper. In skillet brown ground beef; drain and stir into tomato mixture. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Skim off excess fat. Remove bay leaf; stir before serving.