Wendy’s chili is a delicious recipe that can be served with finely diced white onions and/or shredded cheese. It’s made with green pepper, celery and tomatoes and will leave you craving more with each bite.
We all love Wendy’s chili. Sometimes, it’s almost like we can’t get enough of that delicious hotness, always seeking the next available drive-through to get this spicy delight from. But sometimes, we either can’t go out or we just want to have a feel of homemade food or we have many people craving this spicy deliciousness.
Well, gladly, there’s a homemade recipe for Wendy’s. It tastes no different from what you get in restaurants, it’s super easy to make and you can even adapt it to your taste.
Time to prepare: 1 hour 45 mins
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds ground beef
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning
1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
1 (14 ounce) can pinto beans, undrained
Salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon white vinegar, or more to taste
Directions
Step 1: In a large pot over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil and press ground beef into the hot oil to form a large patty. Leave it to brown for about 8 to 10 minutes. Stir the ground beef and break into crumbles, then cook for another 5 minutes.
Step 2: Combine the celery, onion, and green bell pepper into ground beef, stir and cook until onion is translucent for about 5 minutes and then pour the stewed tomatoes, diced tomatoes with green chiles, tomato sauce, and water into it. Then break large chunks of stewed tomatoes apart, while stirring in the chili seasoning.
Step 3: Mix the kidney beans and pinto beans into the chili, season with salt and black pepper, and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to low and let it simmer for about an hour.
Step 4: Mix vinegar into the chilli and serve.
Nutritional information:
Per Serving:
326 calories; protein: 22.6g; carbohydrates: 28.8g; fat: 14.8g; cholesterol: 55.1mg; sodium: 1521mg.
Tips
·You are free to adjust the heat but it shouldn’t be too much that it ends up burning up your meal.
.You can also add cayenne pepper, if you want.