Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2009

I get compliments on this chili EVERY time I make it. My husband (who is the pickiest eater EVER) loves this recipe, it's the only one he will let me make! We make a whole pot and eat it all week!

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2009

super good!!!! will make again with a higher quaility bbq sauce :) everyone loved it!! subbed turkey for half of ground beef and used turkey sausage. yum yum yum!!!!

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amanda6290

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2009

I made this chili awhile back when I was searching for a different "type" of chili recipe than my traditional. With the addition of the sausage & bacon with the ground beef..this chili is off the charts delicious! I served mine with home made cornbread and topped off with a mild cheddar cheese.. trust me with so much flavor you only need a mild cheese. It's flavorful and filling..in fact, it made so much, that I have leftovers in the freezer! A true 5-star recipe.

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Living In: Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2009

This is by far, the best tasting chili I have ever had. My husband made it, as is, for a chili cookoff at work. I am having it for lunch, as well. I really don't like chili, but to support him, figured I would try it. I LOVE IT! The chocolate makes the chili very smooth. Great recipe!

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murph

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Reviewed: Nov. 1, 2009

Along with other reviewers, I entered this into a chili cook-off and won 2nd prize! I'm not a huge fan of sausage chili but this was very tasty! With each bite you get the full sweet and spicy aspect. Yum! I did cut the BBQ sauce in half. I'm not in love with Kraft BBQ sauce so I used Sweet Baby Ray's Hickory and Brown Sugar. I also added a little garlic powder and sauted the onions in the bacon grease. I let it all simmer for about 2 hours. I got a ton of compliments!!! Thanks Rick for a delish chili recipe.

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2009

OMG! So amazing. I thought the chocolate would be gross, but it made the chili so rich and tasty. The only change I made was to add a tablespoon of peanut butter (my friend who's a chef suggested). I highly recommend this recipe, try it and you won't be disapointed!

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Brittney

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Cooked this for my husband's whole family! It was SOOO yummy!!

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Carrie

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Very good! I also won a chili cook-off with this basic recipe. I made a few changes based on the ingredients I had. Didn't have an Italian seasoning so I made up my own mixture of basil, oregano, garlic and parsley. I used 3 cans of hot and spicy chili beans and reduced the chili powder to about 3 tablespoons. I only had one pound of hot sausage so I reduced the ground beef to 2 pounds. I followed the suggestion of others and reduced the BBQ - probably only used about 1/2 cup. I would suggest frying the bacon very crisp or mincing it. Most of mine was very crisp, but the few pieces that weren't just looked like fat in the chili. I took the suggestion of someone else and called the chili "chocolate chili cha-cha" and served it with sour cream and mini chocolate chips. It certainly piqued everyone's interest. Thanks for the great recipe and great suggestions!

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Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Yum! I'm not a huge fan of chili, but I loved this recipe. I took the suggestion of others and used 1/2 the recommended amount of BBQ sauce. Results were not too sweet and not too hot. Perfect!

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2009

This is insanely good!!!! I had to scale it down some because we are only a family of four. I also used hickory/brown sugar BBQ sauce and cut the amount to use by about 1/3. I think I may have overused the chocolate a bit as I used what was called for in the whole recipe rather than in a scaled down version by accident, but overcompensated with chili powder and cayenne to dummy it down and it went over SO well!!! I will ABSOLUTELY make this again!!!!

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sari521

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Reviewed: Oct. 14, 2009

I had this chili at a family get together and the chili was the hit of the party! Everybody wants the recipe! Thanks Rick!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2009

I adore this chili as is (except without the chocolate- can't stand mole taste so I don't want to go there). My husband prefers this recipe with the bbq sauce cut in half so it isn't so sweet. I sometimes use small chunks of stew meat instead of hamburger because I prefer the texture. When I know my guests aren't crazy about beans I leave them out. This tastes great without them, it just of course doesn't stretch as far. When I leave the beans in I use whatever I've got on hand- black, kidney, chili or whatever as long as they aren't seasoned. It makes the color more interesting too. Fabulous and simple recipe, thanks! Company always raves!

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2009

Based on other reviews to add brown sugar, I used a hickory/brown sugar based BBQ sauce. It was a little on the too sweet side so I doubled the amount of chili powder and onions to compensate and added two large cans of green chilis. I will probably use chili sauce the next time instead. I couldn't really taste the mole (chocolate), but my boyfriend could. I used ground chorizo but sliced would have been better to diffentiate the taste between the sausage and hamburger. Also, neither one of us could taste the bacon, so I won't add that next time to save the calories! Over all, I cooked the chili in the crock pot on high for 5 hours. The end result was that the taste started out sweet then went to the heat which actually made it quite tasteful. I will definitely try this again.

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009

Reading about so many chili contest winners I thought this recipe must be good. I made Rick's Chili for a contest and got 1st place. WOW!! I also had friends over to try it and they wanted some to take home. It was such a huge hit. I did change the following: 1. Used only 1/2 of an 18oz bottle of BBQ sauce 2. Used only 1/2 of the Chili powder (it was all I had) and used cayenne pepper for the rest. 3. Added some coarse pepper It was an amazing taste along side some corn bread!!

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Reviewed: Oct. 3, 2009

I'm hoping this will taste better after it simmers longer, but for now to's too BBQy. I used 1/2 and it's still to strong/sweet of a taste. Maybe I need more chocolate - not sure. So far this is just OK.

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2009

Made this for my daughters 2nd birthday party (mostly all adults) and it was a huge hit. I got a lot of compliments! I toned down the spice as a lot of my family doesn't care for super spicy things. Also cut the bbq sauce in half per other reviews and I'm so glad! I think it would have been way too much like bbq and not chili had I added the full amount. Served it with fritos, cheese and sour cream.

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JENNY-REDS

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

This Chili Rocks! I made it for my husband and he loved it. Very Hearty and Flavorful will continue to make this recipe time and time again. Thank you Rick, Thank You.

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Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2009

i skip the chocolate and it still came out very tasty

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Reviewed: Aug. 8, 2009

This chili was good, but had to much beans. I may have ruined it a bit myself though with the substitutions. I don't like kidney beans so I used red beans instead.

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Jocelyn

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Reviewed: Jul. 12, 2009

Took a chance and nailed it! Cooking all of the meat does take some time in prep, it's well worth it. Before putting in the chocolate, it really did taste like a BBQ chili. However, the chocolate seemed to balance out the flavor and it was....well, beautiful! I added a little more of the chili powder to give it more kick and did cut the BBQ sauce in half like others had suggested. I think the next time I make it I might add one more can of beans....as I like a lot of beans in my chili. I have added this to my recipe box and will FOR SURE make it several times again.

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