When i was a child, my mom would take leftover chili and turn it into burritos the next day. She cooked it until the moisture was mostly evaporated. She added refried beans. It was yummy!
One of my favorite Wendy’s winter meals is the baked potato and chili but it is hard for me to pay almost the same price for one baked potato when I can get a five pound bag for almost the same price or less when on sale. I’m so happy this was one of your Souptober recipes. It’s easy to make and I can get several meals for almost the same price as one. Thank you!
When my kids were little we would pour a scoop of chili over rice and add crushed tortilla chips and shreaded cheese and sour cream. Also used it over cooked noodles and added sour cream and a chunk of cream cheese to chili in a pan heat and melted it to create a creamy chili for the noodles.
Aside from salt, sometimes a meal that's tasting a bit bland may benefit from just a little sugar or a splash of vinegar or lemon/lime juice to bring out different flavors. Especially with tomatoes balancing the sweet and acidic flavors can really help, since some tomatoes are sweeter than others.
I went through a Wendy's nugget/chili phase too! It was hearty without leaving you feeling super bloated and heavy. I haven't had it in so long.. I can't wait to bust some out with this recipe. Thank you Rebecca
I worked at Wendys and they did use a frozen blend of veggies and canned tomato sauce and beans so you are on point. The meat they use is actually the patties that were overcooked from the day before.
I worked at Wendy's when I was in high school, so it's been a day or two. I made their chili as one of my responsibilities. Everything was from a can, other than the meat and water when I put it together. I love it, but like you, it's more like a chili soup. One of my favorite ways to use any leftover chili is basically a chili pie. Put the chili in a casserole dish, make a batch of cornbread (I like Jiffy brand), and pour it over the chili. You can add corn chopped jalapeños,or onion to it if you want. Bake it, and when it is about 90% done, spread grated cheese of your choice. I think you would like it. It's very easy to improvise with what you have on hand. Thanks for sharing!
@mishaa7263 Everything was already in #10 cans. It was basically dump and go. I believe it's why it is more like a soup. You can replace the celery for a celery seasoning.
Growing up, my mom made this with leftovers. She always called it tamale pie. We would add cheese to our bowls along with sour cream and sometimes diced raw onions. Such a filling and comforting meal. It is great for when you don't quite have enough leftovers for a full meal, but more than a few servings. I make it for my kids and they all love it.
My mom used to do basically this & called it Tamale Pie. It's just not with leftover chili but essentially taco seasoned ground meat & then we'd throw in green chilis, canned corn, chopped onions & green bell peppers. The way the cornbread both gets nice & toasted on top but has that saucy underside makes it my family's most loved comfort food.
I think you did a great job with making this! I can't count how many pots of chili I made at Wendy's in my life! We boil the beef to thaw it out, then drain that. Then there was one huge can of pinto beans, one big can of dark kidney beans, one big pack of chili seasoning, a can of tomato juice, and a bag of frozen onion, celery, and green pepper. It made like 5 gallons a batch! It is soupy because that is how it is typically made in the Midwest. Or at least, when I grew up. They have saltines or corn strips from the taco salad?
Hello Rebecca henny! I always make chili pot pie with a cornbread crust with my leftover chili. I don’t remember the last time I had Wendy’s either, but this video is making me crave it now lol. Have a nice day henny!
I've never had Wendy's chili ( even tho there is a Wendy's a block from my home) but when I have made home made chili It's thick, and I serve it with rice, shredded cheddar, sour cream and green onions. When my husband was alive, he was diabetic, and I developed a chili recipe, subbing the beans with mushrooms. It was a huge hit !
My 10 yr old daughter and I made 2 of the Halloween Dollar Tree treats from your video last week, it was awesome and we had the best time! Sally's cookies were so fun!
Took me back also! When I worked at a popular auto sales lot, I would go down the street and grab a chili & nuggets or a baked potato and enjoy the quietness of my break…and the comforting chili just relaxed me and knowing that I ate something more nutritious than just a burger/fries made me feel better about my lunch choice. You could also pair the chili/soup with noodles, cheese, other vegetables and make a throw together casserole!
Your version is so much easier than my Wendy's Copycat. I'm going to try your it. I have a feeling mine may get punted to the curb. I will let you know. "12 Sides of Christmas"? Sign me up!! I love your emergency meals for 2 reasons. One it gives me a list so I can put meal packs together for my city's food bank and two? When you hate to cook as much as I do they are easy to throw together and thank to you, delicious!
My mom was always use what she has kind of cook which makes for interesting food combos. To this day I put chili over thin spaghetti and top it with mozzarella or Parmesan cheese lol delicious! Pouring it over tater tots or cheesy mashed potatoes is one of my now grown kids favorites 💜
At a chili bar they offered items to make nacho's, burrito's, chili dogs, chili mack, and of course cheese for everything. Its a great way to feed a crowd if you host a get-together. ;)
Wendy's Chilli is definitely a hybrid! So good!!!! Very Midwestern in its flavors I use Gebhardt Chilli Powder. It might be gluten-free and dairy-free, but I like topping my Wendy's Chilli with minced raw onion and grated cheddar on top, with a nice spoon of sour cream in the center.
Wendy's chili has been the only one we have in our house for years now. The whole family loves it, and I make it in the slow cooker. Thanks for sharing.
I love getting Wendy’s chili and sour cream baked potato. I get a large chili and use about half the chili, then for a late night snack I pour the chili over tortilla chips and a little shredded cheese. Looking forward for day ten.
I make something very similar to this. I add the corn chips, add shredded cheese But to make it less of a soup, I would add spoonfuls of refried beans 1 at a time until it was as think as I like After I had enough of it, I would take 1 cup and vacuume seal it. When I was in the mood I'd pop it out of the feeezer, pop a tiny vent in the corner and leave that out of the water. After 10 mins in a pot of boiling water and it was perfect. (Again left. It in the vacuume bag sealed, just a tiny vent not in the water) It was also easy enough for those who liked it thinner, vs those who like it thicker to make some bags up without the refried beans. I'm not good at making 1 Chilli at at a time. I always end up with 2 big pots, so it's way easier for me to make 1/2 thick and 1/2 soupy. I do use the Chilli ready tomatoes, and Chilli ready beans, and an envelope of Chilli seasoning, with my minced garlic, chopped onions, and I love the frozen seasoning blend or peppers and use fresh onions. This is an amazing soup/Chilli to do. I thing I accidentally had happened was trying to make a meatloaf, I made it and it was so crumbly, there a as no slicing it. It a was a mess. I used 1/2 of that with 1lb of fresh ground beef , and only half the refried beans, and that was great also. Again always have to have the corn chips.
There was a cafeteria at my work that would turn leftover chili into "Taco salad" day, which was really popular. I don't know why it worked, but it was delicious! It really was transformed by the toppings and chips.
We like to put chili on the bottom of a casserole dish, and top with cornbread (Jiffy box, 2 if it's a 9x13) and cheese. I would probably thicken up the chili some first. Good stuff.
Thank you Rebecca for giving your chili season recipe and your pot of chili looks delicious ! I love left over chili over spaghetti or over a baked potato with sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese it’s so yummy and comforting !!
Love Souptober! I've honestly been binge watching all your videos recently. I love how honest, creative, kind, and down to earth you are. An idea I'd love to see in a video (or series of) would be a list of things you remake from all the recipes you've tried. I realize you try new stuff all the time, but seeing some of the things you love enough to make again would be such a cool thing! Hope you're having a great week and good luck on your prep for moving! ❤
I have 2 rather different ideas for leftover chili. Make Southern style corn cakes and serve the chili over those or just over corn bread or corn muffins. I often do that with left over chili. Make chili lasagna using flour or corn tortillas instead of lasagna noodles. The leftover chili serves as the meat and pasta sauce layers would in traditional Italian lasagne. Put cheese of choice between the layers (I use whatever I have on hand). Cream cheese or sour cream is good in the "lasagna" layers too. In my family my mom always made this with corn tortillas. You can add layers of drained corn, beans or diced tomatoes too if you want to bulk it up. It's so good. My mom will make this in a skillet on top of the stove, I bake mine, both ways work but baked has more flavor in my opinion. Other ideas for leftover chili, chili mac, chili dogs, chili baked potatoes, chili nachos, chili rice bowls with fresh tomatoes, rice, avocado, salsa etc. I love chili!❤
Mix in a drained can of whole kernel corn to the chili and put it into a baking dish. Make a sweet corn bread and pour over the top. About halfway through the cooking process add shredded cheese to the top.
I order a sour cream and chive baked potato and chili. When I get home I get a bigger bowl and make up the potato, top it with the chili and some of my own cheese.
This was great as always! The other night I did the opposite of the pasta sauce hack. I had made a yummy chicken alfredo sauce with a bit of ham and peas(cleaning out the frig) and served with pasta. The next day, I took the sauce and thinned it out a bit and made soup! It was soooo good!
I can't eat tomatoes, or peppers, and a few other things; and I still watch all your videos. Great ideas and very entertaining regardless! You also encourage me to consider substitutes and my own recipes/experimenting! Thanks 😊
Ooooo, the chili looks so good and your facial expression said it all. I love chili especially in the winter. So I'm definitely going to try this recipe. Actually I never thought about putting the pepper mixture in, I'm going to add that to my next batch. I've said this many times but I love your videos! They are filled with top notch ideas! Have a great week! 😊❤
Hi Rebecca!! Funny enough last week was my Chili Week. Where I made a crockpot (2.5 qt) of Chili, and then everything I made had some Chili in it or as a part of it. All inspired by your idea of using leftover soup as part of something different. I had made Chili Cheese Fries, Chili Cheese Hot Dogs, Chili Mac (& Cheese), Chili Nachos, and STILL had some to freeze for colder months. Now I'm gonna try it with the Broccoli Cheese Soup...
I love Wendy's Chili and have made my own many times, it's my favorite and we keep it on rotation during the Fall and Winter especially. I love to serve mine over a baked potato with sour cream. Thanks for sharing.
Hello, today I wanted clam chowder so that is what I made. I to always have ground beef cooked up with onions ,garlic, salt & pepper is so easy to make up a meal. Your chilly looks good .
My vegetable soup is similar chili, I add 3 cans of hot/spicy chili beans (but use the chili beans you like), 1 can of white northern beans, 1 bag of fresh mini carrots, 1 bag of frozen soup vegetables, cumin to taste, chili powder to taste, garlic to taste, 2 or 3 bay leaves, 1 can of tomatoes - any kind you like, 1 regular box of low sodium chicken broth, or any broth you like, and I jar of marinara or pizza sauce. You can add some pasta noodles, chopped celery, onion, and/or any vegetables you like, We love this during the winter. It's meatless too! Makes a big pot and lasts all week for 2 people when making bread or cornbread to complete the meal.
You can also use taco seasoning in place of chilli seasoning if you don't have it. I did this and now every time I make chilli I just use taco seasoning.
I like chili mac and I also use leftover chili to make a casserole of chili on the bottom and spread prepared cornbread mix and bake until the cornbread is done.
Leftover idea = chili dog pizza. Make your crust substituting cornmeal for some of the flour (or use canned crust dusted with cornmeal). Use your chili as the pizza sauce. Top with hot dogs cut into coins. Use a combination of mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Garnish with chopped fresh onion.
I make chili thats a huge family hit. I like to add a small amount of cinnamon and sugar to add a deepness of flavor. I lobe to make chili casserole w the cornbread on top w the left overs. I haven't heard of celery in chili before. Thanks for😊 sharing!
A little bit of dark chocolate can deepen the flavor of chili too. You won't taste the chocolate as chocolate. Chocolate is often in chicken mole poblano and that's one of my favorite dishes on the planet.
Wendy's used to have nachos with their chili, tortilla chips with cheese sauce over top and they'd give you sour cream on the side. So make chili cheese nachos with whatever toppings you have. I make nachos all the time with leftover chili and frito lay cheese dip it's SO GOOD
i look forward to every upload you create. i've gotten so many wonderful ideas. we like to use leftover chili to make chili dogs. i've also added sour cream and velvetta to it to make a dip. we like using the fritos scoop chips.
My homemade taco seasoning is pretty similar to your chili seasoning. I just double the cumin, onion and garlic powder with the addition of a 1/2 teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
You can make spaghetti pie with leftover chili. Stir chili, cooked spaghetti, a beaten egg and some shredded cheese and put in a pieplate then bake. Cut into wedges and have sour cream, extra cheese and green onions to top it.
Wendy's taco salad is lettuce, cheddar, diced tomatoes, salsa and optional sour cream. Plus crushed corn chips. They give you a cup of chili for a regular taco salad.
I know this will be weird but when I was a kid my mom used to make this thing we called chili, cheese egg thing. It's corn tortillas, canned chili, shredded cheese and a fried egg. It's awesome! You could totally make it with homemade chili
We would make chili mac with leftover chili. Just add cooked elbow macaroni noodles. Super filling and super inexpensive. We'd mix in shredded cheddar if we had it.
I admit that I've never made a chili that tastes quite right. One time I added just a cup too much tomato sauce and it was more like a spaghetti sauce, but usually I try to make my own seasoning blend and it just tastes like chili powder water. I'll keep trying it til I get it right.
I used to get a Wendy’s baked potato and chili! I’d put some of the chili over the baked potato!! Delicious!! I put a couple tablespoons of sugar in my chili, to help with acidity!
I add a bit of sugar and cocoa powder to my chili. I make 6-8qts at a time and the kids each eat two bowls. I second getting chili beans since they are already seasoned and dont cost anynore than unseasoned.
Sometimes, I get the chili from Wendy's and put it on my own air fryer potato with cheese and sour cream. Broccoli cheese soup is also great over potatoes with the same toppings, and bacon if you have it.
This was my go to Wendy's order back in the day! Baked potato add cheddar, extra sour cream and a cup of chili which got dumped over the potato! So good 😋
I used to boil spaghetti and put the chili over it and add cheese on top. A large chili could be made into two meals to take to work. Never thought of adding sour cream.
Chili pot pie! You'd need to thicken it either by boiling it down or using a thickener, but then you could use pie crust, puff pastry or fridge biscuits to makr it into a pot pie.
When i was a child, my mom would take leftover chili and turn it into burritos the next day. She cooked it until the moisture was mostly evaporated. She added refried beans. It was yummy!
Looking forward to the “12 Sides of Christmas” 😂 Enjoyed the series, can’t wait to see the emergency meal videos.
I was already thinking 11 days of thanksgiving sides and 12 days of Christmas desserts 😂😂
@@DollarTreeDinners That sounds amazing
@@DollarTreeDinners Even better! I love desserts!
@DollarTreeDinners oooh I love that idea.
It sure does sound amazing.❤️👀
One of my favorite Wendy’s winter meals is the baked potato and chili but it is hard for me to pay almost the same price for one baked potato when I can get a five pound bag for almost the same price or less when on sale. I’m so happy this was one of your Souptober recipes. It’s easy to make and I can get several meals for almost the same price as one. Thank you!
Honestly I boil a few potatoes to have on hand. It really saves a lot of stress. They can turn into a lot of dishes cheap and fast
Rebecca, what about the rest of your hotel macaroni in the leftover chili soup to make Chili-Mac? 😊
Good idea!
That was going to be my suggestion too! Chili Mac is delicious!
I love chili nac
When my kids were little we would pour a scoop of chili over rice and add crushed tortilla chips and shreaded cheese and sour cream. Also used it over cooked noodles and added sour cream and a chunk of cream cheese to chili in a pan heat and melted it to create a creamy chili for the noodles.
Those are really interesting variations!
Never heard of anyone else who eats chili over rice! That’s how my mom always made it for us.
@@kelseyro8580 My mom would put everything over rice! We definitely did
@@FairyRosee_ same! We also put pot roast over rice. It definitely helped stretch meals further when she was a struggling single mom.
Aside from salt, sometimes a meal that's tasting a bit bland may benefit from just a little sugar or a splash of vinegar or lemon/lime juice to bring out different flavors. Especially with tomatoes balancing the sweet and acidic flavors can really help, since some tomatoes are sweeter than others.
Thanks for the tips!
You have the most calming speaking voice!❤
I went through a Wendy's nugget/chili phase too! It was hearty without leaving you feeling super bloated and heavy. I haven't had it in so long.. I can't wait to bust some out with this recipe. Thank you Rebecca
With a baked potato and I'm set!!!
I worked at Wendys and they did use a frozen blend of veggies and canned tomato sauce and beans so you are on point. The meat they use is actually the patties that were overcooked from the day before.
I worked at Wendy's when I was in high school, so it's been a day or two. I made their chili as one of my responsibilities. Everything was from a can, other than the meat and water when I put it together. I love it, but like you, it's more like a chili soup.
One of my favorite ways to use any leftover chili is basically a chili pie. Put the chili in a casserole dish, make a batch of cornbread (I like Jiffy brand), and pour it over the chili. You can add corn chopped jalapeños,or onion to it if you want. Bake it, and when it is about 90% done, spread grated cheese of your choice. I think you would like it. It's very easy to improvise with what you have on hand.
Thanks for sharing!
This sounds amazing!
why does it have celery? does Wendy's use celery in anything else or do they buy it just for chili? 🤣🤣
@mishaa7263 Everything was already in #10 cans. It was basically dump and go. I believe it's why it is more like a soup. You can replace the celery for a celery seasoning.
Growing up, my mom made this with leftovers. She always called it tamale pie. We would add cheese to our bowls along with sour cream and sometimes diced raw onions. Such a filling and comforting meal. It is great for when you don't quite have enough leftovers for a full meal, but more than a few servings. I make it for my kids and they all love it.
My mom used to do basically this & called it Tamale Pie. It's just not with leftover chili but essentially taco seasoned ground meat & then we'd throw in green chilis, canned corn, chopped onions & green bell peppers. The way the cornbread both gets nice & toasted on top but has that saucy underside makes it my family's most loved comfort food.
This will sound stupid but i had covid bad for four days. These videos helped pass time.
Since then i tried the recipe. Keep up the good work i
Coney dogs always come to mind for left over chili. Top them with onions, cheese and more of your corn chips.
I think you did a great job with making this! I can't count how many pots of chili I made at Wendy's in my life! We boil the beef to thaw it out, then drain that. Then there was one huge can of pinto beans, one big can of dark kidney beans, one big pack of chili seasoning, a can of tomato juice, and a bag of frozen onion, celery, and green pepper. It made like 5 gallons a batch! It is soupy because that is how it is typically made in the Midwest. Or at least, when I grew up. They have saltines or corn strips from the taco salad?
I always save a cup of chili in the freezer for hotdogs!
Hello Rebecca henny! I always make chili pot pie with a cornbread crust with my leftover chili. I don’t remember the last time I had Wendy’s either, but this video is making me crave it now lol. Have a nice day henny!
I've never had Wendy's chili ( even tho there is a Wendy's a block from my home) but when I have made home made chili It's thick, and I serve it with rice, shredded cheddar, sour cream and green onions. When my husband was alive, he was diabetic, and I developed a chili recipe, subbing the beans with mushrooms. It was a huge hit !
I like mushrooms in chili too. I thought I was the only one!
That would be good to try.
My 10 yr old daughter and I made 2 of the Halloween Dollar Tree treats from your video last week, it was awesome and we had the best time! Sally's cookies were so fun!
Why have I never realized how easy it is to make your own chili seasoning 🤷🏽♀️thanks for taking the time to do that
You can make 3 ingredient chili cheese dip. Leftover chili, cream cheese and shredded cheese, serve with Fritos or Tortilla chips.
My mother was a chef with french, italian and pastry training. Her chili always had celery!
I am making your clam chowder as I watch this video. Smells so good. Wendy's Chili was my husband's favorite.
That's awesome! I hope you love the clam chowder!
Thank you for blooming your spices.
Love that kind of soup. Always better the next day!
I agree! It always does get better the next day.
Took me back also! When I worked at a popular auto sales lot, I would go down the street and grab a chili & nuggets or a baked potato and enjoy the quietness of my break…and the comforting chili just relaxed me and knowing that I ate something more nutritious than just a burger/fries made me feel better about my lunch choice.
You could also pair the chili/soup with noodles, cheese, other vegetables and make a throw together casserole!
I love leftover chili on a baked potato with cheddar cheese. I now want to try the chili with nugs combo. Thank you!!
For leftovers, you could add cooked elbow pasta and have chili-mac! 😋
Good idea! I love chili mac!
Mom used Spaghetti noodles and Parm on top
Oh, that sounds great too!
Your version is so much easier than my Wendy's Copycat. I'm going to try your it. I have a feeling mine may get punted to the curb. I will let you know. "12 Sides of Christmas"? Sign me up!! I love your emergency meals for 2 reasons. One it gives me a list so I can put meal packs together for my city's food bank and two? When you hate to cook as much as I do they are easy to throw together and thank to you, delicious!
My mom was always use what she has kind of cook which makes for interesting food combos. To this day I put chili over thin spaghetti and top it with mozzarella or Parmesan cheese lol delicious! Pouring it over tater tots or cheesy mashed potatoes is one of my now grown kids favorites 💜
At a chili bar they offered items to make nacho's, burrito's, chili dogs, chili mack, and of course cheese for everything.
Its a great way to feed a crowd if you host a get-together. ;)
Here's a tip, if you cut a small or poke a hole in the bottom of your cans such as tomatoe paste, the hole will make it come out alot easier.
Wendy's Chilli is definitely a hybrid! So good!!!! Very Midwestern in its flavors
I use Gebhardt Chilli Powder.
It might be gluten-free and dairy-free, but I like topping my Wendy's Chilli with minced raw onion and grated cheddar on top, with a nice spoon of sour cream in the center.
Wendy's chili has been the only one we have in our house for years now. The whole family loves it, and I make it in the slow cooker. Thanks for sharing.
I love getting Wendy’s chili and sour cream baked potato. I get a large chili and use about half the chili, then for a late night snack I pour the chili over tortilla chips and a little shredded cheese. Looking forward for day ten.
I make something very similar to this. I add the corn chips, add shredded cheese
But to make it less of a soup, I would add spoonfuls of refried beans 1 at a time until it was as think as I like
After I had enough of it, I would take 1 cup and vacuume seal it. When I was in the mood I'd pop it out of the feeezer, pop a tiny vent in the corner and leave that out of the water. After 10 mins in a pot of boiling water and it was perfect. (Again left. It in the vacuume bag sealed, just a tiny vent not in the water)
It was also easy enough for those who liked it thinner, vs those who like it thicker to make some bags up without the refried beans.
I'm not good at making 1 Chilli at at a time. I always end up with 2 big pots, so it's way easier for me to make 1/2 thick and 1/2 soupy.
I do use the Chilli ready tomatoes, and Chilli ready beans, and an envelope of Chilli seasoning, with my minced garlic, chopped onions, and I love the frozen seasoning blend or peppers and use fresh onions.
This is an amazing soup/Chilli to do.
I thing I accidentally had happened was trying to make a meatloaf, I made it and it was so crumbly, there a as no slicing it. It a was a mess. I used 1/2 of that with 1lb of fresh ground beef , and only half the refried beans, and that was great also. Again always have to have the corn chips.
There was a cafeteria at my work that would turn leftover chili into "Taco salad" day, which was really popular. I don't know why it worked, but it was delicious! It really was transformed by the toppings and chips.
We like to put chili on the bottom of a casserole dish, and top with cornbread (Jiffy box, 2 if it's a 9x13) and cheese. I would probably thicken up the chili some first. Good stuff.
Thank you Rebecca for giving your chili season recipe and your pot of chili looks delicious ! I love left over chili over spaghetti or over a baked potato with sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese it’s so yummy and comforting !!
I always feel so positive after watching your videos. I hope that doesn’t sound weird. 😂😊
I know exactly what you mean. Her kindness comes across the screen. She is very helpful. I love watching her videos because of her kind nature.
Love Souptober! I've honestly been binge watching all your videos recently. I love how honest, creative, kind, and down to earth you are.
An idea I'd love to see in a video (or series of) would be a list of things you remake from all the recipes you've tried. I realize you try new stuff all the time, but seeing some of the things you love enough to make again would be such a cool thing!
Hope you're having a great week and good luck on your prep for moving! ❤
I have 2 rather different ideas for leftover chili.
Make Southern style corn cakes and serve the chili over those or just over corn bread or corn muffins. I often do that with left over chili.
Make chili lasagna using flour or corn tortillas instead of lasagna noodles. The leftover chili serves as the meat and pasta sauce layers would in traditional Italian lasagne. Put cheese of choice between the layers (I use whatever I have on hand). Cream cheese or sour cream is good in the "lasagna" layers too. In my family my mom always made this with corn tortillas. You can add layers of drained corn, beans or diced tomatoes too if you want to bulk it up. It's so good. My mom will make this in a skillet on top of the stove, I bake mine, both ways work but baked has more flavor in my opinion.
Other ideas for leftover chili, chili mac, chili dogs, chili baked potatoes, chili nachos, chili rice bowls with fresh tomatoes, rice, avocado, salsa etc.
I love chili!❤
Had some leftover pork roast and everything else. Thank you for the idea/recipe! Great way to use up pantry items I haven’t looked at in months.
I definitely have food combos that take me right back to earlier times. This looked like a decent chili to make in a pinch.
Great recipe. You could use the chili and make like a Cornbread Chili Bake. Always looking forward to more :) Thanks so much for sharing!
Mix in a drained can of whole kernel corn to the chili and put it into a baking dish. Make a sweet corn bread and pour over the top. About halfway through the cooking process add shredded cheese to the top.
I love Wendy's chili especially the chili seasoning it brightens my day
Oh and chili cheese potatoes also chili cheese fries or Wendy's poutine which is a 🙂 ce treat
If I have leftover chili, which is rare, I usually have chili dogs a few days later 😋
I order a sour cream and chive baked potato and chili. When I get home I get a bigger bowl and make up the potato, top it with the chili and some of my own cheese.
Love this series. I am inspired to make soup out of whatever leftover I have in my fridge. Hope you continue this beyond souptober. 😊😊
This was great as always!
The other night I did the opposite of the pasta sauce hack. I had made a yummy chicken alfredo sauce with a bit of ham and peas(cleaning out the frig) and served with pasta. The next day, I took the sauce and thinned it out a bit and made soup! It was soooo good!
Oh my goodness I totally used to get the chili and spicy nuggets! That's hilarious ❤❤❤ GOD bless you sweetheart, love your videos
I can't eat tomatoes, or peppers, and a few other things; and I still watch all your videos. Great ideas and very entertaining regardless! You also encourage me to consider substitutes and my own recipes/experimenting! Thanks 😊
Ooooo, the chili looks so good and your facial expression said it all. I love chili especially in the winter. So I'm definitely going to try this recipe. Actually I never thought about putting the pepper mixture in, I'm going to add that to my next batch. I've said this many times but I love your videos! They are filled with top notch ideas! Have a great week! 😊❤
Hi Rebecca!! Funny enough last week was my Chili Week. Where I made a crockpot (2.5 qt) of Chili, and then everything I made had some Chili in it or as a part of it. All inspired by your idea of using leftover soup as part of something different. I had made Chili Cheese Fries, Chili Cheese Hot Dogs, Chili Mac (& Cheese), Chili Nachos, and STILL had some to freeze for colder months.
Now I'm gonna try it with the Broccoli Cheese Soup...
I love Wendy's Chili and have made my own many times, it's my favorite and we keep it on rotation during the Fall and Winter especially. I love to serve mine over a baked potato with sour cream. Thanks for sharing.
Hello, today I wanted clam chowder so that is what I made. I to always have ground beef cooked up with onions ,garlic, salt & pepper is so easy to make up a meal. Your chilly looks good .
My vegetable soup is similar chili, I add 3 cans of hot/spicy chili beans (but use the chili beans you like), 1 can of white northern beans, 1 bag of fresh mini carrots, 1 bag of frozen soup vegetables, cumin to taste, chili powder to taste, garlic to taste, 2 or 3 bay leaves, 1 can of tomatoes - any kind you like, 1 regular box of low sodium chicken broth, or any broth you like, and I jar of marinara or pizza sauce. You can add some pasta noodles, chopped celery, onion, and/or any vegetables you like, We love this during the winter. It's meatless too! Makes a big pot and lasts all week for 2 people when making bread or cornbread to complete the meal.
You can also use taco seasoning in place of chilli seasoning if you don't have it. I did this and now every time I make chilli I just use taco seasoning.
That sounds yummy
I like chili mac and I also use leftover chili to make a casserole of chili on the bottom and spread prepared cornbread mix and bake until the cornbread is done.
Leftover idea = chili dog pizza. Make your crust substituting cornmeal for some of the flour (or use canned crust dusted with cornmeal). Use your chili as the pizza sauce. Top with hot dogs cut into coins. Use a combination of mozzarella and cheddar cheese. Garnish with chopped fresh onion.
Love Wendy's chili.. ❤️ the 12 sides of Christmas will be fun. . 🤶 🎅 🧑🎄 🎄
I make chili thats a huge family hit. I like to add a small amount of cinnamon and sugar to add a deepness of flavor. I lobe to make chili casserole w the cornbread on top w the left overs. I haven't heard of celery in chili before. Thanks for😊 sharing!
A little bit of dark chocolate can deepen the flavor of chili too. You won't taste the chocolate as chocolate. Chocolate is often in chicken mole poblano and that's one of my favorite dishes on the planet.
Sounds like a Cincinnati-style chili.
Wendy’s has tortilla chips for their taco salad! You can prob ask for a bag on the side 🙂
Wendy's used to have nachos with their chili, tortilla chips with cheese sauce over top and they'd give you sour cream on the side. So make chili cheese nachos with whatever toppings you have. I make nachos all the time with leftover chili and frito lay cheese dip it's SO GOOD
i look forward to every upload you create. i've gotten so many wonderful ideas. we like to use leftover chili to make chili dogs. i've also added sour cream and velvetta to it to make a dip. we like using the fritos scoop chips.
Thank you so much for sharing 😊
I LOVED Wendy's Chili! haven't had it in a while, but I may have to try this recipe!!
I worked as a pharmacist at Walgreens. SO much fast food consumed!!
Thank you for sharing this recipe. I love Wendy's chili, especially to make a taco salad. 😋 😋.
I ordered a large fry and ate them one at a time dipped into my chili before finishing any leftover chili. Yum!
You are such a joy to watch and so smart!
We use our leftiver chili as a topping for chili dogs. Simple and tastes great.
That's such a good idea!
I like to take leftover chili and put it in a casserole dish and top with cornbread batter and cheese
My homemade taco seasoning is pretty similar to your chili seasoning. I just double the cumin, onion and garlic powder with the addition of a 1/2 teaspoon of Italian seasoning.
Chili loaded potatoes or sweet potatoes, is one of my faves. Or use it for baked nachos
You can make spaghetti pie with leftover chili. Stir chili, cooked spaghetti, a beaten egg and some shredded cheese and put in a pieplate then bake. Cut into wedges and have sour cream, extra cheese and green onions to top it.
Rebbeca,you are the Best!😊❤
I have a bunch of kidney beans! I wanna try this recipe! Thank you for sharing! ❤
I love this!!! I rediscovered Wendy’s chili. With a baked potato. Yummy
Wendy's taco salad is lettuce, cheddar, diced tomatoes, salsa and optional sour cream. Plus crushed corn chips. They give you a cup of chili for a regular taco salad.
I highly suggest doing a skyline chili with the left overs! Throw it on top of pasta and top it with a ton of cheddar cheese
I always add a tablespoon of Knorr Chicken bouillon to my chili. Gives it a great lift.
I know this will be weird but when I was a kid my mom used to make this thing we called chili, cheese egg thing. It's corn tortillas, canned chili, shredded cheese and a fried egg. It's awesome! You could totally make it with homemade chili
If you go to Wendy's ask the for the gold chili sauce packets, they put a bunch in the big pots. Not quite the same without it.
We would make chili mac with leftover chili. Just add cooked elbow macaroni noodles. Super filling and super inexpensive. We'd mix in shredded cheddar if we had it.
I admit that I've never made a chili that tastes quite right. One time I added just a cup too much tomato sauce and it was more like a spaghetti sauce, but usually I try to make my own seasoning blend and it just tastes like chili powder water. I'll keep trying it til I get it right.
I used to get a Wendy’s baked potato and chili! I’d put some of the chili over the baked potato!! Delicious!!
I put a couple tablespoons of sugar in my chili, to help with acidity!
Excellent! Love Wendy's chili! My Mom's tasted exactly like it. It's a very northeastern chili.
Chili over rice. Or chili and rice to stuff green bell peppers. Or chili over cornbread. It's kind of endless.
I always make cornbread to go with our chili.
Frito pie!
I want some of this so much :D
Next time I make some hamburger paddies on the grill, I'll toss 3-4 more just for making this the next day :)
Thank you it looks yummy God Bless
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my favorite leftovers with chili is chili mac! just mix it with a box of prepared mac and cheese, so good!!
I add a bit of sugar and cocoa powder to my chili. I make 6-8qts at a time and the kids each eat two bowls. I second getting chili beans since they are already seasoned and dont cost anynore than unseasoned.
Put the leftover chili on a baked potato with some cheese and sour cream.
Sometimes, I get the chili from Wendy's and put it on my own air fryer potato with cheese and sour cream. Broccoli cheese soup is also great over potatoes with the same toppings, and bacon if you have it.
This was my go to Wendy's order back in the day! Baked potato add cheddar, extra sour cream and a cup of chili which got dumped over the potato! So good 😋
I used to boil spaghetti and put the chili over it and add cheese on top. A large chili could be made into two meals to take to work. Never thought of adding sour cream.
Chili pot pie! You'd need to thicken it either by boiling it down or using a thickener, but then you could use pie crust, puff pastry or fridge biscuits to makr it into a pot pie.
Hi Rebeca! i love your recipies!!
I used to get the chili and the Caesar salad the combo was tasty
That sounds delicious!
When I make chili, I make two batches. One with beans for my husband and one without beans for me and our son.
I suggest putting corn bread on top of the chili. Or adding the chili to Macaroni and cheese.