Wendy's Style Chili

Ingredients List

• 2 tablespoons olive oil

• 2 pounds ground beef

• 2 stalks celery, chopped

• 1 onion, chopped

• 1 green bell pepper, chopped

• 3 (14 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes

• 1 (14 ounce) can tomato sauce

• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chiles (such as RO*TEL)

• 1 cup water

• 2 (1.25 ounce) packages chili seasoning (such as McCormick® Mild Chili Seasoning Mix)

• 1 (14 ounce) can kidney beans, undrained

• 1 (14 ounce) can pinto beans, undrained

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

• 1 tablespoon white vinegar, or more to taste

Instructions

Collect all the ingredients.

Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Shape the ground beef into a single large patty and place it in the hot oil, letting it brown on the bottom for 8 to 10 minutes.

Stir the browned beef and break it up into crumbles. Continue cooking for about 5 more minutes until no longer pink.

Add celery, onion, and bell pepper to the beef and cook until the onion becomes translucent, around 5 minutes.

Add stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, diced tomatoes with green chiles, and water to the pot.

Break up the large chunks of stewed tomatoes.

Add chili seasoning, followed by kidney and pinto beans. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower the heat and let it simmer for 1 hour.

Stir in vinegar just before serving the chili.

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