Chili

Name: Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h 15 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American, TexMex
Ingredients: ▢ 2 pounds lean ground beef , 80/20; ▢ 1 yellow onion , chopped; ▢ 3 garlic cloves , minced; ▢ 2 16-ounce cans red kidney beans , rinsed and drained; ▢ 29 ounces canned diced tomatoes , not drained; ▢ 1/4 cup tomato paste; ▢ 3 tablespoons chili powder; ▢ 1 teaspoon Kosher salt; ▢ 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper; ▢ 1 teaspoon ground cumin; ▢ 1 minced jalapeno , optional (if you want it spicy); ▢ 1/2 cup saltine cracker crumbs , finely ground