Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2012

I have been making chili from scratch most of my life and this chili beats any I have tried. I substituted soyrizo for the ground beef to give it a little extra zing.

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Jeanie Margaret

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Reviewed: Sep. 7, 2010

So much better than chili with canned beans! I used a full pound of ground beef, instead of adding 1/2 lb of stew meat. I used freshly canned tomatoes and added a little extra beef broth. Since it was still a tad thin for out taste, I added a small can of tomato paste. As per other reviewers I soaked the beans overnight in a pot of water. Oh yeah... Keep the lid on the pot when simmering (unless you like SUPER thick chili).

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messy_jessie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2010

I really enjoyed the flavor of this chili! It was mild enough the kids enjoyed it, but not bland. I did omit the pepper due to family preference. I think this will be my "go-to" chili recipe!

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JULIESMOMMY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Walla Walla, Washington, USA

Living In: Cedar Park, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2010

I liked this a lot and so did my family. I cut way down on the chili powder for my toddlers sake and added some onion powder, garlic salt and a bit more italian seasoning than it called for. Thanks for sharing!

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Corinne

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Concord, New Hampshire, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

This was wonderful!!!! I used buffalo stew meat and regular ground beef. I also added a can of tomato paste to help thicken it up, but those are the only changes I made and it wasn't too soupy and was seasoned perfectly.

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AmyGal315

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Dallas, Texas, USA

Living In: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2009

I want to say this is a really great recipe but I made alot of changes to it. First I used a lb of ground turkey in place of the 1/2 lb of ground beef. I also added a sizable amount of chili powder and cumin, left out the italian seasoning, and added a package of chili seasoning. I left out the beef broth, I think it would have made it too soupy. I also used canned kidney beans. With all of these alterations, the recipe was awesome, my fiance and I both loved it.

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Valerie

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada

Living In: Harrisville, New Hampshire, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2008

Very Good, Extremely Hardy. Did use canned beans instead of the dry. Would make again and just tweek to my families taste buds, Thank You

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sandy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Wickliffe, Ohio, USA

Living In: Ocala, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2007

For me it took about 3 hours for the stewing steak to be melt-in-the-mouth tender. I also added way more fresh minced garlic. I don't recommend cooking it uncovered - mine was covered, and I still ended up having to add some tomato juice so it didn't dry out. Anyway, this is good stuff. Thanks, Shawn and Jeff!

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Caroline C

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: May 30, 2007

Wow.. This is one of the best chili recipe! :) My husband and I loved it. I couldn't find dried kidney beans, so, I used a can of kidney beans instead. It turned out to be very good. Thank you for sharing this recipe :)

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Carrie

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2004

We love this chili and have received rave reviews from friends and family. I substituted the kidney beans for pinto beans and added some cumin. This chili is very easy to make.

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