ok, five-star line cook's recipe for chili:

In frying pan, cook 2 lb ground beef until well done, then drain grease.

in a stock pot/soup pot saute
3 sliced yellow onions
2 sliced red bell peppers
1 sliced yellow bell pepper
1 sliced poblano pepper
1-5 sliced jalapeno peppers
5 cloves garlic minced
1/4 cup oil

cook veggies on medium heat till they start to soften, then add beef.
then add 2 - 24oz cans diced tomatoes. Then two cans of water.

Simmer all that for about 45 minutes on medium-low heat,
then add as many cans of beans as you like (2-5)

now add seasoning

1/2 cup Ground Cumin
1/4 cup dried oregano
1/4 cup paprika
4 TBS salt
1 TBS Cayenne pepper (if you can handle it)
1 tsp ground cloves

10 minutes before you're ready to eat it, pour 12oz of some cheap beer (PBR is my choice) in and give it a stir. Taste to make sure its seasoned right then enjoy!