It's a Winner: Italian Chili

Michael and I entered a chili competition at his office and this is the winning recipe. We are going to take the spoils of our win to go on a date, I don't think we will order chili.

Italian Chili

1/2lb ground beef, cooked & drained
1/2lb Italian sausage (we used Scimecas), cooked & drained
2 cans red kidney beans, drained & rinsed
2 can black beans, drained & rinsed
2 cans Italian tomatoes
1 1/2 c water (more or less depending on your desired consistency)
1 8oz can tomato sauce
14oz jar of pizza sauce
2oz pepperoni cut in half or smaller
1 green pepper, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 t italian seasoning
2t salt
3 minced garlic cloves or 2t powdered garlic
---shredded mozzarella cheese to sprinkle on top before eating

Mix all together in a crock pot and cook until hot or at least 3 hours. It makes about 3qts
(please note the above picture is not of my chili recipe ....just random chili)