Just Like Wendy's® Chili

Name: Just Like Wendy's® Chili
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 80 min
Yield: 10
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

⏱️ Ready in 1h 35m 🥄 Prep 15 min 🔥 Cook 1h 20m 👥 10 servings 👁️ 4 views

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!

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 15 min

Cook 1h 20m

Serves 10

Difficulty Hard

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 10

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 326

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14.8g 19%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 1521mg 66%

Total Carbohydrate 28.8g 10%

Dietary Fiber 7.8g 28%

Total Sugars 8.3g

Protein 22.6g 45%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

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.