Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2009

I just made this for Halloween night. It is delicious! I have always made a tomato-based chili, and was looking for something different. This recipe didn't disappoint.

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Dave Mangiatore

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Reviewed: Oct. 2, 2009

This was so easy to make, and very quick too. Made according to the recipe, other than to cut down on the chili powder. My younger daughter really doesn't like spicy food and I have served her things that were too spicy for her twice this week already, so I was afraid. Served with a bottle of hot sauce on the table for those who wanted to add some. Accompanied by apple coleslaw, sour cream and grated cheddar for topping and baked tortilla chips for scooping. Thanks!

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susiekew

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Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2009

This is a great Chili recipe. I did the recipe step by step and it came out perfect. It tasted great. My husband even loved it. The only thing I changed in the recipe was the lean ground beef. Instead, I used ground turkey. It still tasted great.

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Ashley Barber

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

This is a good starter recipe. I used some ingredients from Quick Chili 1 too. I added a can of white beans, a can of corn, a small green pepper, some cumin and tomato sauce and put 2 tsp of hot sauce in, but only 1 TBSP of chili powder.

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JK

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Home Town: Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Living In: Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

This chili was very easy to make over the stove in 30 minutes. I did not have fresh onions, so I omitted this ingredient, but I did use Mrs. Dash and there are also onions in the Ragu sauce that I used instead of the canned tomatoes. I added Indian meat masala instead of chili powder. Used ground turkey. Served it with white rice. This came out great and I was very pleased!

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

This made a good soup but it did NOT taste like chili...it's missing a key spice, perhaps coriander?

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2009

I have made this recipe several times for my family. I always make a recipe as is the first time and we all loved the recipe as is. Now I add the onion soup mix and powdered garlic if I don't have the fresh on hand as it works as well. AWESOME recipe that doesn't require a whole lot chopping etc. which I appreicate at times. My 10-yr-old son loves it so for me that was all I needed to hear to make this a "keeper recipe"

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LYNNE415

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2009

This is my "go to" recipe for easy chili. It's great, and my husband always raves about it. I substituted hot turkey sausage for the beef, used chili beans in sauce, added 1/2 a beer for a more "soupy" chili, and put a few dashes of crushed habenero flakes to spice it up. Delicious!

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2009

Perfect balance of flavor. Could always add to it. I added some diced tomatoes, also I used one can dark and one can light kidney beans.

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2009

Easy and tasty. I'll make this again and again. I doubled the recipe so there would be some to save for later.

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CATTYGAL

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

Perfect base recipe for chili (at least the way we like it - thick!) I use 1 1/2 cans of beans and add a diced, seeded fresh jalapeno pepper. Add cayene & extra chili powder if you like more spice.

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VHAFT99

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Living In: Elburn, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2008

This wass a good base recipe to start with. I originally spiced it as the recipe stated but we found it wasn't enough for us. I doubled (maybe even a little more than doubled) the chili powder and added a couple pinches of cayenne. It was perfect for our taste buds. We did like the vinegar in it as per the recipe.

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BARDMOM

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2008

I've been using this as a base recipe for a long time, and I love it. I add less onion, and I also add 1/2-1 tsp. each of caraway seed, oregano and cumin. I use one can of dark red and one can of light red kidney beans. So good served with cornbread, fritos, sour cream and cheese!!

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KellyD

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Living In: Land O Lakes, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2008

I like diced tomotoes better than crushed, just personal preference.

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KROX722

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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2007

its classic- i add a 1tsp of cayenne just to give it a little kick!!! serve with tortilla chips!

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2007

I would give this Chili a 5 star rating. It was very easy to make and my whole family loved it.The only thing I changed was instead of using the whole amount of Ground Beef I cut it in half and used ground Sausage, but I use Sausage whenever I cook any Ground Beef products. It just gives it that little added flavor. I would use this recipe again.

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larry

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2007

I followed this recipe except for the fresh ground beef. Instead I used 1/2 of a leftover meatloaf (from this site - Meatloaf w/fried onions and Ranch dressing mix). I have done this with other chili recipes and it really adds a good flavor. But after tasting, decided it needed a few additions. I added 1/4 c. smokey BBQ sauce, 1 TBLS cumin, a splash of worcestershire sauce & liquid smoke, and 1/4 chopped roasted red pepper.

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GodivaGirl

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Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2007

Love this chili!!! It's sooo easy I can even make it:) Turned out great.

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2007

I gave this 4 stars just because it was an excellent starting point but I did some serious tweaking. Instead of 2 cans of kidney beans, I did only 1 and added 1 can of black beans. Next time I think I'll do all black beans and omit the kidney beans altogether. I also added about a half bottle of Octoberbest beer, 1 tsp tomato paste, increased the chili powder to 4 tbsp and 2 tsp of cumin, a couple dashes of tabasco and a couple pinches of cayenne. I also added a can of diced green chilies and used red wine vinegar instead of white. I guess it's really not the original recipe this way but it was DELICOUS!!

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