WOW! Made this tonight and just finished it! Wife and kids want this again tommorrow night.Went exactly by recipe,only added 1 bottle of beer.I was unable to find "Old Bay" at our local grocer,so I bought a small bag of "Zatarain Crab Boil" powder. Very easy and delicious.Next time will add crab legs etc.

Reviewed On: Apr. 1, 2009

"By George" we have a winner! Easily made,easy to tinker with,guaranteed no leftovers.I used 2 1/2 lbs.chili meat instead of ground beef. I did not add 46oz tomato juice. I sub'd water for juice. 1 teaspoon beef base instead of salt. 2 teaspoons cumin. Rinsed/drained both beans together and added last 20 minutes of cook cycle ( they stay whole and will not go mushy on you ). The rest of the ingredients are the same. This will be the one for all time in my family. Remember everybody has different taste, so simmer slowly and take your time adding spices to get your taste buds to smiling! Especially with the cumin!

Reviewed On: Dec. 30, 2008

My family liked it, but not I.For me there was the cream cheese that got in the way.To much. Tasted funny. I will try one more time but only will use a 1/4 of it instead of the whole thing.

Reviewed On: Dec. 9, 2008