Not trying to brag or anything...

Don't you love it when people start off a sentence that way-- actually, come to think of it, I probably haven't heard that since about junior high. Anyway, I really am NOT trying to brag, but I thought it should be recorded in history that I won first place at the chili cook off this past weekend. The greatest part is, I didn't have a recipe! I had a marinated pork roast that I thought I should probably use, the only problem was that the marinade was teriyaki...teriyaki chili? It could work I thought. Somone must already have a recipe for something like this...nope. Not on Allrecipes (my favorite recipe site) not even when I googled "teriyaki chili" did I find ANYTHING! So, I made it up...fully expecting that it would be weird and maybe even uneatible...but at least I would fulfil my duty by taking chili to the ward activity. So, you can imagine my surprise when they called my name as the 1st place winner!!

Pineapple Chili

1 teriyaki marinated pork loin

1 medium onion

1 or 2 bell peppers

1 can pineapple tidbits

2 cans crushed tomatoes

1 can tomato sauce

2 cans kidney beans

1 Tbs chili powder

2 tsp. ginger

1/4 cup soy sauce

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup pineapple juice

(Even now as I write this I am guessing on the measurements I used...)

Cook the Pork Loin following instructions on package and cut up into small pieces. Brown onion, peppers, and pineapple together in a little olive oil. Add ginger to the mixture. In large pot combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, kidney beans, and chili powder. When onion and peppers are soft, dump them in with tomatoes. Add pork. Add rest of ingredients and let soup simmer until it's time to eat. (I think my was on low for about 30 minutes...I have no idea if this made a diference or not.) Enjoy! It's very sweet, so even the kids enjoyed it.