Not Your Ordinary Chili

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups condensed French onion soup
• 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans
• 2 (14 ounce) cans beef broth
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons molasses
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (5.5 ounce) can tomato-vegetable juice cocktail
• 6 fluid ounces cola-flavored carbonated beverage

Directions

Combine chocolate syrup, tomatoes, French onion soup, kidney beans, beef broth, chili powder, molasses and raisins in a large stock pot and simmer.

Meanwhile brown the ground beef, in a medium saute pan, over medium-high heat. Once browned, drain grease and add salt and pepper.

Add browned beef, tomato juice and cola flavored carbonated beverage to soup mixture and simmer for an hour.