Best Like Juniors Chili Recipes

JUST LIKE WENDY'S® CHILI

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After trying several clone recipes and adjusting them to my tastes, I've concocted what I think is the best clone. Serve topped with finely diced white onions and/or shredded cheese. Enjoy!

Provided by MontanaChef

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Chili Recipes Beef Chili Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

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 chiles (such as RO*TEL)
1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 cup water
2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning (such as McCormick® Mild Chili Seasoning Mix)
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

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Press ground beef into the hot oil to form one large patty; let the bottom brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir and break the ground beef into crumbles and cook until no longer pink, about 5 more minutes.
Stir celery, onion, and green bell pepper into ground beef and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; pour in stewed tomatoes, diced tomatoes with green chiles, tomato sauce, and water. Break apart large chunks of stewed tomatoes. Stir in chili seasoning.
Mix kidney beans and pinto beans into chili, season with salt and black pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour. Mix vinegar into chili.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326.1 calories, Carbohydrate 28.8 g, Cholesterol 55.1 mg, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 7.8 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 1521 mg, Sugar 8.3 g

LIKE JUNIOR'S CHILI RECIPE - (4.2/5)

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Provided by HeatherS

Number Of Ingredients 16

Ingredients

30 ml (2 tbsp) olive oil
10 ml (2 tsp) salt
2 yellow onions, finely minced
5 ml (1 tsp) celery seeds
4 garlic cloves, minced
5 ml (1 tsp) turmeric
1 kg (2 lbs) lean ground beef
5 ml (1 tsp) cinnamon
30 ml (2 tbsp) chili powder
2 ml (1/2 tsp) hot red pepper flakes
15 ml (1 tbsp) ground cumin
500 ml (2 cups) tomato juice
15 ml (1 tbsp) dried oregano leaves
500 ml (2 cups) canned beef broth
10 ml (2 tsp) unsweetened cocoa powder
60 ml (1/4 cup) cornmeal

Steps:

Heat oil in Dutch oven set over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until translucent, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until brown, stirring frequently, about 8 minutes. Combine chili powder with ground cumin, oregano, cocoa, salt, celery seeds, turmeric, cinnamon and hot red pepper flakes. Mix into ground beef and stir for 3 minutes. Add tomato juice and broth and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat and simmer until liquid is reduced by 1/3, about 11/2 hours. Add cornmeal and stir for 2 minutes. Can be prepared ahead. Cool slightly, then cover and freeze in airtight container up to 2 months or refrigerate up to 3 days. Warm over medium-low heat.

SCHOOLHOUSE CHILI

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When I was a school cook, the students loved my chili because they thought it didn't have beans in it. They didn't know I puree the beans, tomatoes, onions and green pepper to create a tasty, vitamin-packed chili! -Mary Selner, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 1h20m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 can (16 ounces) mild chili beans, undrained
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1 pound ground beef
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 to 2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Hot cooked spaghetti, optional

Steps:

In a blender, combine the tomatoes, beans, onion and green pepper; cover and puree until smooth. , In a large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add seasonings and pureed vegetables. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour. Serve with spaghetti if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 243 calories, Fat 10g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 50mg cholesterol, Sodium 1048mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 19g protein.

KID'S CHILI

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This recipe was developed by the creator while trying to find a chili that her kids would eat. All her family loves it! It is both thick and just a little bit sweet tasting, but not too much.

Provided by Julesong

Categories Meat

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 large stock pot full

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 lbs lean ground beef
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper, to taste
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 can mild chili bean (Bush's)
1 can dark red kidney beans (Bush's)
2 cans DelMonte stewed tomatoes
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 package McCormick mild chili seasoning

Steps:

Brown ground beef and onion in large skillet.
Drain off grease and add salt, pepper, and garlic powder and fry until beef is done.
Transfer to stock pot or large kettle and add remaining ingredients.
Cook over medium low heat for 30-50 minutes or longer if desired.
Note: this is an adopted recipe. It needs a bit of tweaking.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1778.7, Fat 90.9, SaturatedFat 36.9, Cholesterol 589.7, Sodium 2940.4, Carbohydrate 45, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 33.6, Protein 183.9

WINNIPEG CHILI

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I had fries and chili at "The Greek's" in Winnipeg once. I spent ages looking for an equivalent recipe. This is it, Cape Breton style of course.

Provided by swiz58

Categories < 4 Hours

Time 2h25m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 lbs lean ground beef
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon paprika
4 garlic cloves, minced
6 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon cumin
8 ounces tomato sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
cayenne pepper, to taste