Comments on: Wanna Be Wendy’s Chili Recipe

By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:06:14 +0000

Ohhh, corn chips sound like they would be fantastic! Why have I never thought of those before???

By: Becki Foster

Becki Foster — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:01:57 +0000

We love chili and I make about 3 gallons at a time and freeze it in 1/2 gallon containers. Used to serve it with crackers but then we tried it with corn chips, shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream! YUM!

By: Menu Plan 10/18 | Frugal Upstate

Menu Plan 10/18 | Frugal Upstate — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:39:42 +0000

[...] been cold & dreary lately-which just screams “chili” to me. I love the recipe for Wanna-be Wendy’s Chili, so I’ll start a big crock pot full in the morning, and dinner will be ready to go when I get [...]

By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:11:31 +0000

Carmen-So happy you stopped by, and liked the recipe! I post one a week, usually on Thursday, so stop back often!

By: Carmen Vick

Carmen Vick — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:15:32 +0000

First time I’ve seen your site and the Chili recipe sounds like something my hubby will like. Thanks. Hope to see more of your recipies in the future.

By: Menu Plan 3/8 | Frugal Upstate

Menu Plan 3/8 | Frugal Upstate — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:24:20 +0000

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By: Grace @ Rose Cottage Lane

Grace @ Rose Cottage Lane — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:18:00 +0000

Here’s a quick tip – when you grill or fry burgers, keep the leftovers for chili. That’s what Wendy’s does (I worked there once upon a time). All the burgers that get too dried out on the grill get put in the cooler for the next day’s chili. True story, or at least that’s how they used to do it.

By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:55:00 +0000

Milehimama-Thanks for the reminder! I did indeed boil my beans first Isn’t it funny about Kidney beans being the only ones where that is a problem? I also found out that if you sprout kidney beans you are supposed to cook the sprouts and not eat them raw for the same reason.

By: Milehimama

Milehimama — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:44:00 +0000

I just wanted to let you know that if you use dried kidney beans, you have to cook them first (boiling). They have a toxin that is destroyed by high temps, but the crockpot doesn’t get hot enough.
Canned beans are no problem though!

By: Jenn @ Frugal Upstate

Jenn @ Frugal Upstate — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:18:00 +0000

Annette-actually, the original chili was with leftover beef roast etc, not “ground beef” The Wendy’s potato is a great idea-I had forgotten about those. I’ve been trying to eat more with an eye to dropping a few pounds, and on the rare occasions I’m caught out and need a “fast food lunch” a baked potato with chili would be cheap, filling and fairly healthy.

M2F-Yup, chili, chowder, soup. . . tis the season I didn’t give Princess milk, but should have thought of it. She really doesn’t particularly like milk, but will drink it when I make the curry etc too hot. . . and thanks for the nomination-it may be a few days before I get to it. . .

T’pol-that is the beauty of these recipes, you can use a lot up. American style corn bread is dead easy-it isn’t a yeast bread, so no rising time. You literally just mix the ingredients together and pour it in some sort of baking dish/pan (it is usually something like an 8inch by 8inch brownie pan or such-not a bread loaf pan) If you check recipezaar.com or just google it you’ll find tons of simple recipes.