> Perhaps you should have added the jalapeno. After all, you do say, try not
> to leave anything out.
>
> Er.....why did you double the spices?
>
> elaine
>
Well "I" didn't say "try not to leave anything out" the original recipe
creator did. I left it out, because it was the only item that said optional
and I just can't take the heat of jalapenos. I doubled the spices after
tasting the chili. Figuring maybe my one pound of dried beans might have
been double the 4 cans of beans. It really helped when I doubled the
spices.

The recipe wasn't really any trouble at all. I used a crockpot, so the
beans, chicken broth and chicken were all cooked and ready to go. I did
have to grind the Pasilla peppers, but I couldn't find them pre-ground.
That still only took about minutes to get them ready and grind them.

Lynne