chocolate chili

Ingredients For chocolate chili

• 2 lb

  ground beef, pork or turkey
• 1 stick

  butter
• 3

  garlic cloves, minced
• 1 lb

  mushrooms, chopped
• 1

  each of red, yellow and orange bell pepper, sliced or diced
• 1 lg

  red onion, sliced
• 2 can

  14.5 oz. diced tomatoes, undrained
• 2 c

  water
• 1 can

  15.15.5 oz. dark red kidney beans, undrained
• 1 can

  15.5 oz. light red kidney beans, undrained
• 2 oz

  (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate
• 1/2 c

  chili powder
• 1/2 c

  granulated sugar
• 1/4 c

  parsley flakes
• 1/4 c

  ground cumin
• 1 Tbsp

  ground mustard
• 2 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  black pepper
• 1 tsp

  cayenne pepper
• 1

  dash or two of tabasco sauce (or to taste)