Just Like Wendy's Chili

This Wendy's chili recipe tastes just like the yummy one served at the restaurants. The generous batch simmers up in about an hour and freezes well.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
• Calories: 326 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 stalks celery, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 3 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles (such as RO*TEL)
• 1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (14 ounce) can pinto beans, undrained
• 1 tablespoon white vinegar, or more to taste
• 2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning (such as McCormick® Mild Chili Seasoning

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Stir and break browned beef into crumbles. Continue to cook until no longer pink, about 5 minutes longer.

Step 3

Stir celery, onion, and bell pepper into beef and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes.

Step 4

Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour.

Step 5

Mix vinegar into chili just before serving.

Step 6

Gather all ingredients.

Step 7

Pour in stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with green chiles, and water.

Step 8

Break apart large chunks of stewed tomatoes.

Step 9

Stir in chili seasoning. Stir in kidney and pinto beans. Season with salt and pepper.