Knockoff Wendy's Chili

I'm back!!!....I think!!! I've had some weird stomach bug for a week and it hasn't been fun. It's on and off. Sometimes I feel good and I'll eat something and right back to sick. Other days I feel sick all day and can't eat at all. Slowly but surely I am feeling better. This morning I feel the best I have felt since last Thursday, so hopefully it's making it's way out of me! Tired of being sick!

I found this recipe on pinterest and I'm always looking for chili recipes. For years I couldn't find a good chili recipe that we liked. For the past several years I've been making what I consider boring chili, but enjoyable. So when I found this recipe, since I LOVE Wendy's chili, I decided to give it a try. This would fall under my guinea pig category...a tester, a new recipe.

The first few bites tasted just like Wendy's. I had a VERY small bowl for fear of my stomach. Matt had 2 BIG bowls, he loved it so much. He said it really did taste like Wendy's. A rule with my guinea pig recipes is, you have to tell me whether you like it or not. If you tell me you like it and you didn't, I'll make it again, so tell me now! Matt said this was definitely a keeper. He liked that it was loaded with meat and beans and thick. I look forward to trying it again, when I'm feeling better.

1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 (14oz) can stewed tomatoes
4 (8oz) can tomato sauce
1 (14oz) can ranch style beans
1 (14oz) can pinto beans
1 (14oz) can kidney beans
1 (10oz) can Rotel diced tomatoes
1 (1 1/4 oz) package McCormick mild chili seasoning
2 lbs ground chuck

Brown ground chuck with onions & pepper;drain. Add all canned items, including juice, into large pot. Cook until onion & pepper are tender.

Simple!! and it says it freezes nicely. It made a pretty big pot, so may end up freezing some. Matt likes leftovers for breakfast so we'll see if he eats all of this or it goes in the freezer.