often. You may cut down cooking time, but, the longer you let it simmer, the better the chili will be. Some people will tell you if you cook with beans it is not chili. For those people I say.....You cook chili your way and I'll cook mine my way (VBGrrrriiiiiiiinnnnnnnnn). If you want to add beans to this recipe, do so, I prefer the Sun Vista Pinto Beans. Served with homemade bread or French bread and salad makes for a complete meal. This recipe will serve approximately 20 persons. By Jess Poling Formatted for Compu-Chef v2.01 by Jess Poling