Wendy’s Chili

Wendy's Chili

Chili always a great meal and this sounds very good. This can be made on the stove top or in a slow cooker. The beans can be cooked from dry beans the day before, or you can use canned beans in the standard size can. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kilo ground beef, (2 lbs)
  • 4 cups tomato juice, OR make from a shortcut
  • 4 cups tomato puree, OR make from a shortcut
  • 1 can red Kidney beans, 15 oz or 425 g, drained, or 2 cups cooked
  • 1 can Pinto beans, 15 oz or 425 g, drained, or 2 cups cooked
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery, diced
  • 1/4 cup green bell pepper, diced
  • 2-3 tablespoons chili powder, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin, or to taste
  • 5 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with the garlic. Drain off most of the fat, not all.
  • Put the beef and the remaining ingredients in a large pot, cover, and simmer for 1-1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes.
  • You can also cook this in a slow cooker on Low setting for 3-4 hours.

Notes

Figure about 200 Baht/1 kilo of beef. For 6 servings this is about 98 cents per serving.
Shortcuts: Tomato Juice, Tomato Puree.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.

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