Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2010

We did not find this spicy at all, so I added about 1/2t cayenne pepper. Doubled the chili powder to get the right flavor for us. I used pre-cooked bacon, which lost all crispiness once combined (it had the consistency of uncooked bacon - bleck!) - next time, I'd either use real bacon or crumble pre-cooked on the top of each bowl.

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LIZCANCOOK

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Livonia, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2009

My husband did this one ALL by himself! It turned out soo yummy, we ate the whole thing! Topped it with chedder cheese, and a yummy italian loaf with butter...will definately let him cook more often! haha

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Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2009

good chili even after couple days in frig

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

I made this recipe for a chili cook-off and won!!! Its easy and tasty. It does say to reserve the juice from the tomatoes but doesnt tell you how much to reserve, so I used it all. I also dont drink and substituted the wine with alcohol free wine, no one could tell the difference.

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Amnaru

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Tracy, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2008

this was one of the best chillies that i have made. i put in a bit more jalepeno, and used smoked sausage. the smoked sausage and bacon give it a nice smokey flavor.

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2008

I did not care for this recipe.

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Courtney

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Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2008

It says to reserve the liquid from the tomatoes, but doesn't say how much to use, so I obviously used my own judgement. It also said that it was spicy and I didn't think so. So I added cayenne pepper and thought it was better. My boyfriend absolutely loved it!

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Angelaiscool

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mattawan, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 8, 2008

This is a very interesting tasting chili. I love Merlot, and the wine taste is very distinctive in this chili. This is a recipe that can easily be adapted to ones taste, such as maybe using diced tomatoes instead of whole, chili beans instead of pintos and adjusting the amount of spice. But I just made it as written and I really like it alot. It is in the crock pot simmering now and my husband is going to love the addition of the kielbasa. Thank you Monica, I really like this chili!

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Janine

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2007

Phenomenal Taste! So hearty and easy to make! I made this for my company chili-cook off and it was completely GONE in 10 minutes! I will make this again soon! Go Bears!

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2007

This chili is awesome. So easy and quick to prepare after a long day. I also added more chili and it was great. The flavour is amazing.

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Rachael Milner

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2005

Wow is all I can say. I used stewed tomatoes instead of the plain whole tomatoes and I used banana peppers instead of bell peppers. I also added quite a bit more chili powder as we like oour chili spicy. This is one of the best Chili recipes I have ever tried. Thanks for the great recipe Monica. A must try.....

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DAWNSCOTT

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Home Town: Xenia, Ohio, USA

Living In: Lebanon, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2005

Great recipe, very tasty with some kick. I found using Andouie sausage instead of the kielbasa and adding a little habenero pepper makes it a very spicy and tasty chili.

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