3 stew turned into chili Recipes

beef stew meat, cut into 3/4-inch cubes, garlic cloves, minced, canola oil, diced tomatoes with green peppers and onions, undrained, salt, pepper, kidney beans, rinsed and drained, great northern beans, rinsed and drained, picante sauce, chili powder, sour cream and chopped green onions, optional

extra-virgin olive oil , 2 turns of the pan, garlic, chopped, ribs celery with greens, chopped, onion, chopped, jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped, fresh bay leaf or 1 large dried bay leaf, red bell pepper, seeded and chopped, four 15-oz cans black beans, hot sauce, ground cumin , a couple of palmfuls, ground coriander , 1/3 palmful, salt and freshly ground black pepper, chicken or vegetable stock, diced tomatoes , with peppers and onions, or stewed tomatoes, lime, juiced, white sandwich bread, hot pepper jelly or chili sauce, tomatillo or tomato salsa, taco sauce - whatever you have on hand, honey baked ham , from the deli counter, pepper jack cheese , from the deli counter, smoked turkey , from the deli counter, eggs, beaten, splash of milk, unsalted butter, sour cream, scallions, chopped