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OT - Wendy's Chili
...Or as our TX friends like to call "Wendy's Bean Soup." LOL
I have always liked Wendy's chili. Granted, I've made better at home plenty of times. But I happened to stumble across a Wendy's knockoff recipe the other day that I wanted to try. The simplicity stood out to me. I ended up tripling the recipe and used ground venison instead of ground beef. And I also used a little extra chili powder and cumin than the recipe called for. I'll be danged if this didn't taste just like Wendy's chili. Good stuff, and it serves as a great base if you want to tweak a coupla ingredients or proportions. Here is the recipe... I can't figure out how to provide a link since it came off of social media, so I'll just provide a screenshot to give credit where credit is due.
Here was my pot. I used a big canning pot and made a triple batch... ended up being 6 lbs worth of ground venison. It made 8+ qt sized bags of chili for the freezer. The recipe was nice and easy, especially since you don't hafta sauté the veggies. Just toss everything in a pot and you're all set. All of this cost us only ~$10 since the venison was given to us.
I have always liked Wendy's chili. Granted, I've made better at home plenty of times. But I happened to stumble across a Wendy's knockoff recipe the other day that I wanted to try. The simplicity stood out to me. I ended up tripling the recipe and used ground venison instead of ground beef. And I also used a little extra chili powder and cumin than the recipe called for. I'll be danged if this didn't taste just like Wendy's chili. Good stuff, and it serves as a great base if you want to tweak a coupla ingredients or proportions. Here is the recipe... I can't figure out how to provide a link since it came off of social media, so I'll just provide a screenshot to give credit where credit is due.
Here was my pot. I used a big canning pot and made a triple batch... ended up being 6 lbs worth of ground venison. It made 8+ qt sized bags of chili for the freezer. The recipe was nice and easy, especially since you don't hafta sauté the veggies. Just toss everything in a pot and you're all set. All of this cost us only ~$10 since the venison was given to us.
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LOL - brace yourself. Recently I posted the knock off of Steak n Shake chili which I personally like as far as a fast food item. I sure hit a nerve or two. Maybe you will fare better!
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Didn't catch that post, but I doubt you "struck any nerves."RRP said:LOL - brace yourself. Recently I posted the knock off of Steak n Shake chili which I personally like as far as a fast food item. I sure hit a nerve or two. Maybe you will fare better!
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I like Wendy's chili just fine. Usually add a good dose of hot sauce to it and it is OK.
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I never eat ginger meat.
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LOL @Lit. That is definitely one thing that is better with making it at home. Fresh ground beef or venison rather than fast food beef.
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Looks great
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LOL @BuckeyeFork ... That looks tasty!
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Nerve or two @RRP ? I don't really see that. The shorts? Yeah, you did get a hard time over those in the steak thread.
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I always thought wendys chili was made from hamburgers they didnt sell yesterdayXL Walled Lake, MI
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I vastly prefer my own chili to whatever you get in restaurants.
That said, I will order Wendy's chili any chance I get. It's good.John in the Willamette Valley of Oregon -
The timing of this thread is pretty good. One of my favorite Youtuber's just did a video about making Wendy's Chili:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl1KrWwVRCs -
@clintmiller , the guy in that video expressed his (and my) thoughts about the chili quality perfectly. Good stuff but even better made at home. Not competition, not Texas Red, but just a tasty and cheaper change of pace. Thx for the link!
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Guess I said that wrong - it wasn't my nerve hit - it was that of milesvdustin who relived an apparent bad time working there. Sounded like I stirred up some hatred for S 'n S.Legume said:Nerve or two @RRP ? I don't really see that. The shorts? Yeah, you did get a hard time over those in the steak thread. -
stevesails said:I always thought wendys chili was made from hamburgers they didnt sell yesterday
It is. The base comes in a bag frozen. They chop up the meat left over from the night before if there is any left over then just heat it up. And yes I used to be a manager of a Wendy's when I lived in Memphis.1 XXL BGE, 1 LG BGE, 2 MED. BGE, 1 MINI BGE, 1 Peoria custom cooker Meat Monster.Clinton, Iowa -
I gave it a try.I made a double batch. It sure looks and smells good!
Believe it or not I've never tasted Wendy's chili.
"I'm stupidest when I try to be funny"
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Looks great @TigerTony ! I just had some for lunch too.
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That works two ways my friend. Down here in Dixie, we call chilli without beans a turd colorant. Chilli without beans will make some pretty colorful turds, which is useful on Halloween, but that's about all its good for. We have used it for possum bait as well. Never as foodDyal_SC said:...Or as our TX friends like to call "Wendy's Bean Soup." LOL
On a serious note, I like the Wendy's chilli as well. It beats the heck out of a McRib
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Bahahahaha!!!SGH said:
That works two ways my friend. Down here in Dixie, we call chilli without beans a turd colorant. Chilli without beans will make some pretty colorful turds, which is useful on Halloween, but that's about all its good for. We have used it for possum bait as well. Never as foodDyal_SC said:...Or as our TX friends like to call "Wendy's Bean Soup." LOL
On a serious note, I like the Wendy's chilli as well. It beats the heck out of a McRib
Note to self, don't go to @SGH 's house for Halloween. -
You have a open invitation to all of our Halloween partiesDyal_SC said:
Bahahahaha!!!SGH said:
That works two ways my friend. Down here in Dixie, we call chilli without beans a turd colorant. Chilli without beans will make some pretty colorful turds, which is useful on Halloween, but that's about all its good for. We have used it for possum bait as well. Never as foodDyal_SC said:...Or as our TX friends like to call "Wendy's Bean Soup." LOL
On a serious note, I like the Wendy's chilli as well. It beats the heck out of a McRib Note to self, don't go to @SGH 's house for Halloween. Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
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A fan of a large Wendy's chili.....I sometimes go two packs of hot sauce....but definately at least one.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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i like wendys chili and could see making it at home, would still need to steal the hot sauce packets as i think you need a chem lab to make that fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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Those shorts are totally legit @RRP dont let anyone fool you.
But yeah, steak n shake sucks.2 LBGE, Blackstone 36, Jumbo Joe
Egging in Southern Illinois (Marion)
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@RRP I for one love Steak n Shake. When I was a younger man it was a great alternative to Waffle House at 2 in the morning.Which came first the chicken or the egg? I egged the chicken and then I ate his leg.
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I feel like you all must be punking me. Wendys is the gold standard to be replicated?? Ya'll are nuts.
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No one said gold standard. Lol. If you read my comments above, it's just a change of pace. Not competition or the best pot of chili ever. Just a good basic recipe. Cheap and easy.blasting said:
I feel like you all must be punking me. Wendys is the gold standard to be replicated?? Ya'll are nuts. -
of course you can make better chili with beans, you just cant make better chili without beansblasting said:
I feel like you all must be punking me. Wendys is the gold standard to be replicated?? Ya'll are nuts. fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Only in a pinch my friend.....only in a pinch.blasting said:
I feel like you all must be punking me. Wendys is the gold standard to be replicated?? Ya'll are nuts.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
Run me out in the cold rain and snow
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