We make this chili soup for our Sioux Center Christian School soup supper. It is designed to be easy and relatively inexpensive.

Chili Soup
Ingredients
- 3 pounds ground beef
- 1 ½ cups chopped onion
- 8 cups tomato juice
- 15 ounce cans kidney beans
- 10.75 ounce cans condensed tomato soup
- 2 large potatoes cubed
- 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 8 cups water
- 1/8 teaspoon salt or to taste
Instructions
- Combine ground beef and onions in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir until meat is browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Drain excess fat.
- Add tomato juice, beans, tomato soup, potatoes, and chili powder. Stir in water and salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer until potatoes are tender and soup has thickened, about 1 hour.