Chili

I am back! Sorry for the long absence...

Today is one of those days, you know the kind... you need food, but you don't want to cook. You don't have the money to go out to eat or order pizza... It's a bit chilly out... wait, chilly? Chili!

Ingredients
1 bag red beans, rinsed and soaked overnight
1/2 cup dried minced onion
2 46oz. cans V-8 Juice
1 recipe Emeril's Southwest Seasoning
2 lbs hamburger, cooked and rinsed
2 14oz. cans stewed tomatoes with juices, crushed
1/4 cup sliced pickled jalapenos

Directions
Combine ingredients in Crock Pot and turn on low heat. Cook for 10 hours. Serve.

Serving Ideas
Top Chili with 1 or more of the following:
sour cream
cheddar cheese
sliced green onion
goldfish crackers

-OR-

Serve with one of the following:
grilled cheese sandwiches
peanut butter sandwiches