Crock pot Chilli

This is such a great recipe, my mom makes this chilli and everyone loves it. This is her original recipe, there may be others like it but she did not use any recipes to make hers. Its really hearty and thick so its great for parties and cold fall/winter nights. Its more like a meaty tomato-y soup butif you like it spicier go ahead. We are a boring carnivorous people so we like this.

What you need:
1 lb ground beef (cooked, drained)
1 lb sweet italian sausage (removed from casing, cooked and drained)
1 28oz can diced tomatoes
1 40oz can kidney beans
1 12oz can tomato sauce
1 packet chilli seasoning (or 2, or your own blend)

What you do:
To cook the hamburger meat, just put it in a skillet and stir until evenly cooked then drain using a colander and throw away the grease.
To cook the sausage,  you have to remove it from the casing first then do the same as the hamburger.
While the meat is cooking, open all the cans and packet of seasoning in the crock pot (it makes a lot so you might need 2 crock pots if you dont have a huge one)
Add the meat then cook on low for 6-8 hours.

This tastes so much better the next day.

Cheddar Tomatoes

What you need:
Shredded cheddar cheese
3 or so red or yellow tomatoes (sliced)
Italian bread crumbs
Butter

What you do:
Preheat oven to 350
Melt half a stick of butter
Mix butter with bread crumbs and a little bit of the cheese (the amount of cheese to bread crumb ratio is really up to you. When in doubt start small and add more)
Lay the slices of tomatoes flat on a foil lined cookie sheet
Sprinkle mixture on top of the tomatoes
Add more cheese for extra awesomeness
Bake until cheese is melted

Tips and tricks:
This could be changed to a caprese type thing if you used shredded mozzarella and if you add some basil to the bread crumbs.
You can also use other kinds of bread crumbs or just finely crush some sort of cracker that you like (wheat thins, maybe)

If you try this or any other recipe with some variation, leave a comment and tell me what you changed. I'm sorry I dont have a picture for you, I've been waiting forus to make this but tomato season has passed so I decided to post now.