Wednesdays Chili Ala Gloria Pitzer Recipes

WEDNESDAY'S CHILI ALA GLORIA PITZER

Steps:

• In a large skillet brown the ground beef.
• Break up the pieces into tiny rice like pieces.
• Drain well.
• Using a blender, process the can of onion soup with 1/2 of the ground beef mixture.
• Blend until it looks like cement mortar.
• Place beef mixture and remainining ground beef into a large saucepan.
• Add chili powder, cumin, black pepper, cocoa powder, cans of kidney beans, tomato paste, tomato sauce, brown sugar, vinegar and V-8 juice.
• Bring to boil and then simmer for a least one hour.
• I usually make mine in a crock pot on low for 8 hours after browning the beef and blending 1/2 of it in the onion soup.

WENDY'S CHILI CLONE

Steps:

• In large saucepan or dutch oven, over med/high heat, brown beef.
• Puree french onion soup in blender and pour over cooked beef.
• Cook and stir until mixture is consistency of rice.
• Stir in spices.
• Add undrained beans, tomato paste and sauce and stir well.
• Reduce heat to Low and simmer for 20 minutes or until piping hot and flavors have blended.
• Add additional salt and pepper, chili powder or Tabasco to taste.