Wendy’s Chili

I haven’t made chili in a long time and have some ground beef calling to me in the fridge. Looks like Wendy’s Chili is in my future!

Doesn’t Wendy’s chili have more than one kind of beans?

Yes, Wendy’s Chili does have more than one type of beans, but I can not remember what they are (as it’s been a while since i worked there).

pinto beans

If it weren’t for Wendy’s Chili, my wife and I would never go to Wendy’s. I like the chili, as well any any, but my wife won’t eat anything else at Wendy’s. If she’s not hungry for Chili…we don’t go.

“Cover the pot and let the chili simmer for 1 to 1½ hours”

pretty sure on the cups it says Wendy’s chili simmers for 4+ hours. also, you didn’t include chopped up bits of yesterday’s hamburgers.

You are right I do not include the pre grilled hamburgers, I don’t think most of us have those at home – stephanie

I’d definitely add more cumin, because I know when it’s real!

I made this this weekend. Pretty good. Used a little extra cumin and a little less chili powder and used V8 instead of tomato juice. Not quite Wendy’s anymore but it’s a nice place to start. Love this web site.

Not only does Wendy’s chili have more than one bean it also has fresh tomatoes.

Thier chili has Chili beans in it. comes from there website

They sure do use patties that haven’t sold in the appropriate amount of time. I worked at Wendy’s for a few years and their chili is the best. They also use leftover grilled chicken, to top their salads.

No fresh tomatoes, only canned. Unless they’ve changed the recipe in the last few years.

It has kidney beans AND Pinto beans

I understand the recipe now has kidney beans and pinto beans, when it was developed, the chili had one type of bean.

14 oz can tomatoes
1 ¼ oz mild chili seasoning (McCormick brand nicer)
2 lb ground beef mince meat.
32 oz can tomato sauce
14 oz can ranch style beans
14 oz can pinto beans
14 oz can kidney beans
10 oz can Rotel diced tomatoes
1 diced onion
1 diced bell pepper

You really want to make this taste like wendys chilli. I worked at Wendys.. Use that burger meat and burn it.. Not like charcoal it to the points its no good just burn it enough so that its black on the outside. Then freeze it over night. The next day boil the meat til its tender, drain and then chop. This is how its done in the store.

please please please i need the recipe of hardees chilli lava thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks

Love Wendy Chili! Fairly easy to almost duplicate their taste. Always fun to just fool with the basic recipe and change it up.

I was just thinking abt. Wendy’s Chili yesterday! This sounds soooo delish! I plan on trying it soon.

I hope you enjoy the copy cat recipe.

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I learned how to cook from watching my mom and then recalling as an adult. I have never been able to quite get the chili right and I always think everyone else’s chili is better than mine anyway. I do love Wendy’s chili and I cannot wait to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing Miss Stephanie.

I hope you enjoyed this one! Let me know how your own personal chili making went.

Way too rich – I had fresh chili powder and we almost choked on the chili because there was too much of it! Did not taste like Wendy’s chili because of the overwhelming richness!

You can watch a training video on youtube, look up Wendy’s training video, they talk about how burger patties can turn into chili.

good stuff. in the crock pot now – so far it tastes just like Wendy’s

I hope you enjoy the chilly, did you brown the meat in the crockpot, or did you start it on the stove top?

I added 3 T. brown sugar and 1 tsp. granulated sugar the second time i made it (not sure why) but I loved the outcome!

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Tried this recipe today, I added 1 habanero and one jalapeno (chopped) to the mix and added slightly more sugar. I also used a mix of ground turkey and ground sirloin. DELICIOUS!!! (tasted like Wendy’s but BETTER!)

Trying this recipe right now. Taste amazing so far! I like it spicy so I added some fresh jalapeno and serrano peppers along with red pepper flakes. Thanks for the recipe!