Crock Pot Chili

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 lb hot italian sausage (or just use another pound of ground beef)
2 cups chopped onions
1 cup chopped green peppers
4 garlic cloves minced
2 cans chopped tomatoes
2 cans kidney beans
2 cans tomato sauce 4-5 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon dried basil , crushed
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Directions:
*In a large saucepan cook meat, onion, sweet pepper, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is tender.
*Drain fat. Stir in undrained tomatoes beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, basil, and pepper.
*Bring to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Crockery-cooker directions:
*Cook meat, onion, sweet pepper, and garlic as above.
*Drain fat. In a 3-1/2- or 4-quart electric crockery cooker combine meat mixture, undrained tomatoes, beans, tomato sauce, chili powder, basil and pepper.
*Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.