Chili Con Carne Recipe



   Select from the above links for: Appetizers, Beverage, Bread/Muffins, Cakes, Candy, Casseroles, Cookies, Desserts, Donuts, Meats Recipes - Beef - Poultry - Pork - Seafood, Salads, More...

   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Chili Con Carne Recipe


Chili Con Carne Recipe

   Ingredients required
8 lb ground beef
8 cups chopped onions
8 cans (1 lb 12 oz each) tomatoes
8 cans (1 lb each) kidney beans, drain (reserve liquid)
2 - 15 oz cans tomato sauce
1/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoons chili powder
8 tablespoons flour
1 1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons of salt

Instructions for Chili Con Carne Recipe

   Cook and stir ground beef and onion in large heavy kettle until meat is browned and onion is tender. Stir in tomatoes, liquid from kidney beans, tomato sauce and seasoning. Simmer uncovered and add the stirred smooth flour and water paste and cook slowly about 45 minutes. Add beans and simmer uncovered 15 minutes or until a desired consistency. Stir occasionally. Makes 24 servings - 1 1/2 cup portion.

List of Casserole Recipes

Baked Bean Casserole
Chili Con Carne
Ham Casserole
Mexican Casserole
Oyster Casserole
Pasta Casserole
Potato Casserole
Rice Casserole Recipes
Sausage Egg Cheese Breakfast Casserole
Sausage Casserole Recipe
Tator Tot Hot Dish
Tuna Casserole Recipe
Zucchini Casserole

Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup