Wendy's Chili Recipe: Taste-Alike Perfection

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 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles (such as RO*TEL)
• 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

Instructions

1. Get all your ingredients ready.
2. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Press the ground beef into a large patty and sear the bottom for 8-10 minutes until browned.
3. Break up the beef into crumbles and cook until no longer pink, about 5 more minutes.
4. Add celery, onion, and bell pepper to the beef and cook until the onion becomes translucent, around 5 minutes.
5. Pour in the stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with green chiles, and water.
6. Break apart any large chunks of stewed tomatoes.
7. Stir in chili seasoning, kidney beans, and pinto beans. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
8. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 1 hour.
9. Stir vinegar into the chili right before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 326 kcal
• Fat Content: 15 g
• Fiber Content: 8 g
• Sugar Content: 8 g
• Sodium Content: 1521 mg
• Protein Content: 23 g
• Cholesterol Content: 55 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 29 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 5 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g