My secret to homemade chili is to cheat and put a canned chili in it.
There was some guy who was going around winning chili contests with canned Wolf Brand Chili.
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It works. Start with canned chili and then add meat and seasonings.
“My secret to homemade chili is to cheat and put a canned chili in it.”
Aldis has some very good canned chili beans. 70 cents a can. Buy some cans of this and then add the meat (beef) as you see fit. Add other items too. Onions, peppers, spices and so on.
Its good to know how to do to spice up a can of chili into something better.
#5 My secret to homemade chili is to cheat and put a canned chili in it.
I do that with chicken soup. Take a $3 can and make enough that the cost is reduced and the soup ends better tasting.
I add 1 can of either Campbells Chunky chicken or Progresso soup in a big stew pot then pad it by adding 2 boxes of 32oz chicken broth and of course extra chicken I cook up by coating it with “Good Seasons Italian Dressing & Recipe Mix” (may add egg coating) and keep the lid on the frying pan (no oil, stainless steel pan) to keep the chicken from drying out then add carrots and celery to the big pot, noodles at the end. I thicken the soup with potato flakes. I have enough for 5 days of a big bowl of soup. My sister says she freezes extra but I have not done so.
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For a Big Stew Pot - Chili Lite
1) Celery - three or four stalks
2) Medium onion or onion powder
3) Progressive Creamy Tomato with Basil
1 to 2 cans - can add sugar to soften taste
4) Hunts Diced Tomatoes – 1 can
5) Chicken gumbo soup - two or three cans
That’s what give’s it the flavor
6) Jasmine Rice – cooked seperate
One and a half cups rice
Two and a half cups of water
7) Red Kidney beans - One can. Drained
8) Salt & Pepper
9) 1 1/2 lbs. of fresh hamburger
Or 2 large patties
If out of rice this dish make a good bowl.
Like a lite chili. Add chili powder if you like.