Jolean'S Chili

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 cup celery, diced
• 1/2 green pepper, diced
• 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1 (14 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) can red kidney beans
• 1 (10 ounce) can sliced button mushrooms
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons cold water