We have a bbq cook off team & had a cook off this past weekend. We hadn't been placing in chili lately so I searched for a new recipe and decided to try this one since the reviews were so good. Out of 15 teams, we got 2nd place! I did do a few modifications, such as cut the bell peppers & beans. (I can't eat bell pepper & no beans in the competition chili.) Once everything had simmered for a while, I did find it was a tad sweet from all the tomato, but some cumin & cayenne took care of that. It still had a light sweet taste at first, but then the chili flavor came through. I doubled the recipe to have plenty to serve to our guests & everyone that tasted it raved about it! There wasn't a drop of it left. Thanks for a great recipe...and in helping us win a trophy!

Reviewed On: Oct. 19, 2009