Really Good!Buti I may be partial being canadian myself! One trick which will make this a 6 star is to add about 1/2 dozen ribs and when the meat falls away remove the bone.

I love this chili because the meat is not the main focus of the dish. So many chilis you find are two pounds of beef and a can or two of beans and an onion. All the vegetables in this are wonderful! It is so nice to look at, and the textures are great. I always add extra celery and carrots, because that is what led me to make this recipe in the first place. The baked beans and barbeque sauce make it unlike anything you have ever tasted. I don't quite follow the seasoning though. I use two teaspoons of cayenne pepper instead of the three tablespoons of crushed red. I also use less garlic salt and only one jalapeno. This chili is HOT!

love it, love it, love it!...i've made this many times. this chili needs to be hot (the spicier the better), if you try to make it more mild the sweetness dosen't work. you need to contrast the sweet and spicy. my only real change to the recipe is that i omit the baked beans and replace them with lentils, chickpeas, or black beans...mostly for personal taste but i do find that the baked beans can make it a little too sweet

My favorite chili recipe PERIOD!!! The only changes I make are... fresh mushrooms instead of canned, I add Poblano's (3 of them), Jalapeno's (3 of them), and 2 packs of beef cubes. This really is a great chili recipe!! I also rip up a cheese stick into before eating, YUMMY!!

here i still am and making this chili once again there is no substitute "ITS THE BEST" if you enjoy really "hot" like we do add habanero peppers instead of jalepenos "way to go Mike" thanks for the recipe

I love this chili. My friends that don't normally eat chili love it. I don't put the hot sauce in, I like to give people the opportunity to add heat themselves.

I thought this was waaaaay too spicy, even for chilli. I tried adding yogurt, mayonaise, sour creme... nothing did it. I ended up throwing it out. Horrible. Maybe better if you didn't add so much red pepper.

Everyone loved it but my father in law (too spicy). I had cut back a bit on the sugar, didn't use the hot sauce and cut back on the crushed peppers (2 tbsn). I could have gone hotter, but my husband doesn't like too hot (like dad). To make everyone happy we served with sour cream to temper the 'heat'. It was really awesome...we used Keith's for beer, but anything domestic is fine.

This recipe is the "BOMB" I like it hot and this did not dissapoint me in the least bit. All the ingredients where right own however I substituted white whine vinegar for the beer because I do not drink. But I did notice that the vegetables where too crunchy so next time I think I may boil them (especially the carrots before I add them. Other than that there was not nearly a thing wrong with it. But when family visits I think I will make a mild version (without the extreme heat) for those who can't stand the heat. I give this recipe ***** and a milky way

This was TERRIBLE! I am humiliated that I served it to guests. Nobody liked it and I had to order pizza instead. This wasn't even that spicy or hot. It was too sweet. It was like a really bad stew. I knew I was taking a risk when the recipe called for carrots and barbeque sauce. I made it because the reviews were good and I wanted to try something different.

I thought this chili was great! I put in black beans, because I like them better. My midwife told me to eat spicy things to get my body ready to be induced, and I ate this chili twice a day for 3 days. It did the trick! How weird is that?!

I traditionally used condensed tomato soup for my chili and think it adds a more flavorful base. This recipe was just ok for me and I think it was due to the tomato paste base. I did enjoy all the veggies.

my husband loved it! didn't add beer because we don't drink, and all I had were green chilis but it turned out great. added some mushrooms and zuchini since we love veggies. thanks for the recipe!

Very spicy and has great texture.

We made this for the first time yesterday. It was very hot (which is good!) but a little on the sweet side for us. We did not add the carrots and just used light beer but otherwise followed the directions. Next time I will not add the sugar and see if that removes enough of the sweetness. Good but we prefer our chili more on the spicy/salty side.

Awsome recipe but SUPER spicy! I think next time i will cut down on the peper and jalopenos. I made a side of plain rice and just mix it in the plate.

Yum!!! This is different, but so good. I omitted the celery and carrots because that didn't sound good to me. I also used one pound ground beef and one pound keilbosa...that was a good touch! Overall, worth the 5 stars! This is my new chilli recipe.

Won 3rd place in the work Chili cook-off.

I made this using a little less sugar with more bbq sauce and beer (Budweiser, since I didn't have any Canadian beer)... about a 1/3 cup more of each. Instead of the kidney beans I used black beans (more to my liken) and it was great !!! A bit sweet and spicy. Definitely different and my hubby loved it .... it's a keeper in our household. Thanks Mike !!!!

We had a chili cook-off at work and I made your chili, it was great and I won first prise. Wow! I got a got of great conplements on the chili and many ask for the recipe. Thank you!