Wendy’s Chili Recipe
This copycat recipe of Wendy’s chili is full of meat, beans, and the perfect blend of spices for a delicious, stovetop meal.
Serving8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pound lean ground beef
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 3 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles, undrained
- 14 ounces 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 pepper, to taste
- 1 Tablespoon white vinegar, more or less to taste
Instructions
- Place ground beef in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir and break the ground beef into crumbles and cook until no longer pink.
- Drain beef of excess grease.
- Return beef to pot, stir in 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 pieces of stewed tomatoes.
- Stir in chili seasoning.
- Add kidney beans, pinto beans and season with salt and black pepper; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
- Mix vinegar into chili.
- Ladle into bowls and serve.
Notes
- If you would like to make your chili seasoning from scratch, take a look at this recipe to make your own chili seasoning mix.
- If you are looking to make this recipe a little more healthy, you could also replace the ground beef with ground turkey or ground chicken. We prefer the flavor of the ground beef, but either alternative would be delicious as well.
- If you want to make this chili in your slow cooker, simply follow steps 1-4 and then pour everything into a slow cooker. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 2-4 hours.
- By not draining the cans of tomatoes, you are not losing the flavors that are already developed.
- Simmering the chili for 1 hour allows for all of the spices to mellow together and take the chili flavors to the next level.
- Feel free to dress up your Wendy’s chili recipe! Some of our favorite toppings include the following: raw white or green onion, cheddar cheese, corn chips, tortilla chips, or sour cream.
Nutrition
Calories: 381 kcal · Carbohydrates: 45 g · Protein: 37 g · Fat: 8 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 70 mg · Sodium: 685 mg · Potassium: 1622 mg · Fiber: 14 g · Sugar: 11 g · Vitamin A: 4976 IU · Vitamin C: 33 mg · Calcium: 145 mg · Iron: 10 mg