Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2007

This is a great recipe. We're not huge barbecue sauce fans, so I added a few tablespoons at a time until the flavor felt right (I only used about half of an 18 oz bottle.) I also added a few vegetables to liven it up - a couple cubed zuchinni, chopped red pepper, can of diced green peppers, and mushrooms. I like more variety in my beans so I used 2 cans kidney, 2 cans butter (lima) and 1 can great northern. I cut back the ground beef to just 1 lb. Everyone said it was a keeper - makes a HUGE amount.

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LWILLY

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2007

Great Chili! I did what some of the other comments mentioned about using a brown sugar based bbq sauce. I only used about half of what the recipe called for as far as the chili powder goes. I knew my 4 year old was going to want some of this, so I was afraid of making it to spicey. I also just used regular sausage instead of the spicey stuff. But it was great regardless of the few exceptions that I made.

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Stacy

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 8, 2007

I used turkey sausage/bacon and it didn't miss a beat. My New Mexico red chili might have helped kick it up a notch too.

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Jonathan S.

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Reviewed: May 15, 2007

Fantastic!

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Steve

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Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2007

Agree on the BBQ. Juuuust a little less. Delicious! Will make again.

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Ed man

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2007

I made this chili for my son's basketball team & parents- HUGE hit! We froze the leftovers in baggies and have had the greatest dinners! I did cook the meat in the slowcooker with brick chili while I was prepping everything else. Wonderful, Thanks!

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AUGRATIN

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Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2007

Thought this was great! Even my grandma who HATES chili loved this-she had 3 bowls!! Thanks so much!! We'll be having this often!

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Cindy Rae

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Home Town: Kearney, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2007

Great recipe! Wonderful flavor! Love'd it!

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2007

Good, but cut back on the BBQ sauce!

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Jacquelynn

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2007

This is the best chili ever! I have never been a big chili fan but I love this chili! Always a hit around here and everyone asks for the recipe!

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2007

My husband loves Chili. Me...not so much. I generally make it when I want something fairly easy and need to stock up the freezer with left-overs for future busy nights. However, this recipe was excellent. I consider myself a pretty decent cook but chocolate? Well, I could not fathom this ingredient making so much difference in a dish but I read the reviews and decided to test. Very nice addition and now I'm dreaming of using in other recipes for depth. Spicy sausage was a very nice addition as well. Thanks for the post, this one is a keeper!

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Vicki Mixon

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2007

I entered this recipe in a Chili CookOff and won two prizes. One for "Best" chili and the other for "Spiciest" chili. I reccommend adding fresh jalepenos and a little garlic. I also would change the BBQ sauce to a brown sugar based BBQ 16-18 oz. bottle. Overall it was a favorite.

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Grace

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Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2007

This recipe makes a huge amount of chili! Even after I cut the bbq sauce in half, like others suggested, it still seemed too much. I picked the one with the lowest amount of sugar on it and I wish that maybe I only put in a 1/4 the suggested amount. I suggest going a little bit at a time and adjusting the recipe. I had to doctor this up quite a bit to get rid of the sweet over powering bbq sauce flavor. None of the bacon flavor came through. I cooked it for about 5 hours and it had a nice consistency, but I don't think I would bother with this recipe again.

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

FANTASIC CHILI !! entered it in chili cook off last evening. Won 2nd place. Great flavor however I did not use barbecue sauce. Used a bottle of porter beer and a bit more cumin. Added 1/2 green/red pepper. will do this again and again..

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Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2007

I wish I had read to use half the BBQ sauce before I made it! My husband tasted it and the first thing he said was, "Too much sauce." But I still liked it, loved all the different meats in it.

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2007

My husband and mom said this was the best chili they've ever had! They are both pretty picky about their chili too. I took the advice of others and only added half the bbq sauce. I will for sure make this one again!!!!!!

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Kelli

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2007

I'm a chili guy. This is one of my favorites.

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Paul Adkins

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2007

Good stuff! Halved the recipe and it was perfect for 4-6 people and served cornbread with it, which cut down the spicyness some. Used only half the BBQ sauce as others suggested, but otherwise a very good and hearty meal - definitely a keeper. Thanks!

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craftysteph

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2006

I've made this twice now, the last time was last month for a large family gathering. Everyone commented on how great it was and wanted the recipe. My husband and I both agree it was the best chili we've ever had. We froze a bunch of it and have been using it over nachos, and added to velveeta cheese dip for holiday gatherings. YUM! I made the following adjustments: - For the spicy sausage, I used one pound of hot and one of mild - Added one additional 12 oz can of diced tomatoes with jalapeno peppers - Added a dash of cayenne pepper - Used brown sugar bbq sauce instead of hickory smoked - Used three cans of kidney beans instead of four, was plenty! DELICIOUS!

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Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2006

I loved this chili. I also used 1/1 the BBQ sauce. Insted of 4 cans kidney beans: I used 1 can kidney, 1 can northern, 1 can black, and one can pinto beans. I will make this again. My picky 7 year old loved it too.

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