Copy Cat Wendy's Chili

Have you ever ordered something at a restaurant and thought "I wonder how they made that?" or "I wish I could make that at home".  Well now is your chance.  A copy cat Wendy's Chili.


Ingredients

• 2 lb ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 1 C chopped celery
• 1 46 oz bottle of tomato juice
• 1 29 oz can tomato sauce
• 1/4 C chili powder (more or less to taste)
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp oregano
• 1/2 tsp white sugar
• 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
• 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 15 oz can light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 15.5 oz chili beans

Directions

• In a large pot over medium high heat, brown the ground beef along with the onion, bell pepper and celery. Drain after cooking and return to the pot.
• Add the remaining ingredients to the pot, mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 2-3 hours.

Enjoy topped with cheese and sour cream or crackers. Or you can enjoy alone. For one of our leftover chili nights, I cooked some elbow macaroni and we had chili mac. You can’t go wrong with chili mac.

Enjoy
The Old Guy