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Wendy's Chili Copycat Recipe: Hearty Beef & Bean Chili

Hearty Beef and Bean Chili (Fast-Food Style)

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs Ground beef (80/20)
  • 29 oz Tomato sauce
  • 29 oz Diced tomatoes
  • 15 oz Kidney beans drained and rinsed
  • 15 oz Pinto beans drained and rinsed
  • 1 cup Yellow onion diced
  • 1/2 cup Green bell pepper diced
  • 1/4 cup Celery diced
  • 3 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1 tsp Ground cumin
  • 1 tsp Garlic powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper
  • 1 cup Water

Instructions
 

  • Brown the ground beef in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Drain excess fat.
  • Add the diced onion, green bell pepper, and celery to the pot. Cook for 5 minutes until vegetables are softened.
  • Stir in the tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, kidney beans, pinto beans, and water.
  • Add chili powder, ground cumin, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Stir well to combine.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.