Wendy’s Chili

This is a quick chili recipe based on Wendy’s chili. It is not Texas chili as it has beans. It is however very simple and easy to make. Serve with hot cornbread.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground chuck

• 1 29-ounce can tomato sauce

• 1 29-ounce can kidney beans with liquid

• 1 29-ounce can pinto beans with liquid

• 1 cup diced onion (1 medium onion)

• ½ cup diced green chili (2 chilies) or used the canned ones in the Mexican food section

• ¼ cup diced celery (1 stalk)

• 1 bell pepper diced

• 3 medium tomatoes, chopped (or a 29-ouncel can of chopped tomatoes)

• 2 teaspoons cumin powder

• 3 tablespoons chili powder

• 1 ½ teaspoons black pepper

• 2 teaspoons salt

• 2 cups water

Preperation

1. Brown the ground beef and drain off the fat

2. Using a fork crumble the cooked beef into small pieces

3. In a large pot, combine the beef plus all the remaining ingredients

4. Bring to a boil and simmer on low heat. Stir every 15 to 20 minutes for 2 hours.

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