Copy Cat Wendy’s Chili Recipe
Love Wendy’s chili? Try this copy cat Wendy’s chili recipe! Sometimes it’s great to fix it at home instead of driving to the restaurant itself. You can increase the recipe and freeze plenty to have it for easy reheating too! Super easy to make and not a lot of ingredients! Top with cheese, onions and serve with your favorite crackers. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Ground Beef
- ½ Medium Yellow Onion, diced
- 1 Celery Stalk, diced
- ¼ Cup Pablano or Hatch Chilies, roasted, skin removed and diced
- 1 Can Tomato Sauce
- 1 Can Diced Tomatoes
- 1 Can Kidney Beans, drained not rinsed
- 1 Can Pinto Beans, drained not rinsed
- 2 teas. Cumin
- 2 Tbsp. Chili Powder
- 1 teas. Black Pepper
- 1 teas. Salt
- Water
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven over medium heat brown the Ground Beef, drain and reserve 1 Tbsp. of drippings in the pot.
- Add the Onion, Celery and Chilies to the pot and cook over medium heat until the Onions start to turn translucent.
- Add the Beef. Tomato sauce, Diced Tomatoes, Kidney and Pinto beans, Cumin, Chili Powder, Black Pepper, Salt and 1 Cup water.
- Bring to a simmer, cover and let cook 2 ½ – 3 hours. Add water as necessary to maintain desired consistency.
- Serve hot.
19 responses to “Copy Cat Wendy’s Chili Recipe”
Sounds delicious and easy. Thanks for sharing the recipe…
(Copy Cat Wendy’s Chili Recipe) My one son really like their chili a lot, I will have to give him this recipe-
wow the recipe is delicious and very easy to make. i will make it for dinner tonight as my whole family loved beef and spicey food.
I’m not a big fan of Pinto Beans but this recipe looks so good I’ve gotta try.
I made pretty good homemade chili but always loved Wendy’s. Thanks for this recipe, I will make it and see which is better.
My 84 year old mother loves Wendy’s chili. I can make it for her and save a little money too. Thank you.
I love Wendy’s chili! I can’t wait to make this recipe!
I have made this before and it is really good…thank you for sharing!
I love making Chili. Wendy’s chili is pretty good. I’ll have to give this a shot. Thanks
Thank you for the information. I do like wendys chili. We will give this one a try to.
I pinned this try later. I’ve never tried their chili but heard that it’s pretty good.
I love Wendy’s Chili! Thank you for sharing this recipe, I’ll be making it very soon! 🙂
This is the one thing I love most from Wendys!! thanks so much for sharing!!!
Wow,thanks for the recipe,I will be making this real soon
pinned for later. i cant wait to try this.
I really miss Wendy’s chili, I will try this out and update on how we all like it. Thanks for sharing!!
I am always looking for easy dinner ideas, thanks for the recipe.
I love chilli. Never attempt ed to make my own yet. I have tried wendys chilli,its good. Will have to try this recipe out.
I love Wendy’s chili. Thank you for the recipe. I will make some soon.