Speaking of chili (recipe request)...

Hey gang, I am on a hunt for a beanless chili recipe, low carb with lots of kick to it.  If anyone know of one and can pass it along, I will be eternally grateful.  Thanks and good weekend boys, hanging out at the beach here. John

I was just curious why you wanted beanless?  If its because of the carbs no need to worry because the beans used in most chili are good carbs which 75% turns into fiber for your body.  If interested i have a wendys copycat recipe.  Have a good day. Uncle

Hey Uncle, no, the problem is I dont like the beans but I love the taste of chili, thats all.  Thanks though. John

Same here   on the beans  I like using Carol Shelby's Chilli mix and throw in a can of rotel for extra kick. I am cooking it this weekend  planning on using lean ground chuck  and  turkey mixed.   pre surgery I would add onion and green peppers also  but think I need to leave them out.

I am going to guestimate on mine now, I am at work and dont have the recipe with me. I have a big crock pot, and I put it on low and cook for 11 hours.  It makes the house smell amazing 2.5 lbs lean beef 2 cans kidney beans 1 can canneloni beans 2 green bell peppers 1 whole onion 3 cloves of garlic a few smaller and hotter peppers spices, spices and more spices including some ground cumin chili powder seasoning salt 2 medium cans of diced tomatoes 2 big cans of tomato sauce PEPPER hot sauce (franks and tobasco both) 1 carrot dice the onion nicely.  Cut the peppers up well. I believe the word is juilann the carrot (cut into small strips) Pour the sauce in the crock pot and turn it on.  Add the diced tomatoes and the beans sweat the onions and garlic together and put in the crockpot Add the peppers and everything else but the beef brown the beef on a med flame, then drain well and add. cook the crap out of it on low for 11 hours.  Stir occationally. It comes out great and I package it in small packages and add cheese and eat at work.  Tons of protein, no crap cause I made it and its not fast food, and its pretty good too.  ALl you have to do to make your own is find a recipe and try it .  Thats how I did it.

Uncle, I saw your post and I would like to see your recipe for your chili, if you don't mind. Dan

Ingredients: 2 pounds Ground beef 1 can black beans 1 can (29 ounce size) tomato sauce 1 can (29 ounce size) kidney beans w/liquid 1 can (29 ounce size) pinto beans w/liquid 1 medium Onion, diced 2 Green chili, diced 1 Rib celery, diced 3 medium Tomatoes, chopped 2 teaspoons Cumin powder 3 tablespoons Chili powder 1 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper 2 teaspoons Salt 2 cups Water Brown the ground beef and onions together. Drain and add to crockpot. Add all the other ingredients to crockpot/slow cooker. Let it simmer all day. I personally use the canned green chili - half of a 4oz can. I also use canned diced tomatoes instead of fresh. The last time I made a pot I didn't have pinto beans, so I substituted black beans and it was great. Sometimes I also substitute the ground beef with ground turkey to cut back on fat content.

Here is a whole bunch of competition chili recipies without beans. http://www.chili.org/recipes.html If you want to get some of the specialized chili powers I like to go to Pendery's. http://www.penderys.com/ If you ask for a paper cataloge you get a lot more detail on spice characteristics and where best used.

Chili's an awesome food for us WLS people!  Good protein source...tastes like you're cheating.. and it goes down easy. Truthfully though.. I got a little burned-out on Wendy's chili because I ate so much of it when I started solid foods. I'll still go back to it I'm sure.. but it's not at the top of my list anymore!  Even homemade chili at the Fire Station is not a big turn-on anymore. Guess I'm chillie'd -out!!