Quick and simple skillet chili (family)

1. 2 cn tomato sauce (8 oz. ea) 1 ts garlic salt 1 ts chili powder; or to taste 1 ½ lb ground chuck, lean 1 cn mushrooms; chopped 1 green pepper; chopped 1 ts sugar saute onion and green pepper in butter until onion is soft.
2. Add ground chuck and brown.
3. Add tomato sauce, mushrooms and seasonings, cover and simmer about 30 minutes.
4. Add beans and continue cooking until heated through.
5. Note: this recipe was developed by a long-ago next door neighbor.
6. She used to serve it to her family with tomato soup and crackers, for supper.
7. My family liked it with a green vegetable or salad, and crusty bread.