Wendy's Chili

As restaurant copycat recipes go, this version of Wendy's Chili is bang-on! We swear, if you put it into one of those paper cups like they serve it in at Wendy's, you'd be hard-pressed to tell this was simply a restaurant copycat recipe. It tastes just like Wendy's chili!

Serves: 8

Cooking Time: 3 hr

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 29-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 29-ounce can kidney beans with liquid
• 1 29-ounce can pinto beans with liquid
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 2 green chiles, diced
• 1 rib celery, diced
• 3 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 2 teaspoons cumin powder
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups water

Instructions

1. Brown the beef and drain the fat off.
    
2. Crumble the cooked beef into pea size pieces.
    
3. In a large pot, combine the beef with the remaining ingredients and bring to a simmer over low heat.
    
4. Cook, stirring every 15 minutes, for 2-3 hours.