Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      pound         lean ground beef
   1      15 oz can     hot and spicy chili beans
   1      15 oz can     hot chili beans
   1      28 oz can     tomatoes -- cut up
   1      6 oz can      tomato paste
   1 1/2  cups          chopped celery
   1      cup           chopped onion
     1/2  cup           chopped green bell pepper
   1      4 oz can      chopped green chiles -- drained
   2      tablespoons   sugar
   1                    bay leaf
   1      teaspoon      salt
   1      teaspoon      dried marjoram -- crushed
     1/2  teaspoon      garlic powder
   1      dash          pepper
   1      4 oz can      mushrooms -- optional

Preparation:

In crockpot combine beans, undrained tomatoes, celery, onion, tomato paste, green pepper, green chilies, mushrooms, sugar, bay leaf, salt, marjoram, garlic powder and pepper. In skillet brown ground beef; drain and stir into tomato mixture. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Skim off excess fat. Remove bay leaf; stir before serving.