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If you love Wendy’s Chili then you’re gonna love this Instant Pot Wendy’s Chili Copycat recipe! It’s the closest to Wendy’s Chili that I’ve ever found. And since it’s …

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  1. James Coupar
    James Coupar says:

    Gonna try this! Good tip I’ve picked up when doing a chilli is throw a slug of balsamic vinegar in about five mins before it’s done. Gives it another level of zip between the heat and the tomato base. Keep up the good work my man!

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  2. Steve Martinez
    Steve Martinez says:

    The firm texture of the meat is due to being overcooked. The meat that has been on the grill for “too long” roughly 15-20 minutes minimum is put in a steam drawer, until it can be counted. You count out patties, rinse them off in the sink, then put them in a freezer bag. They are placed in the freezer. When it’s time to make chili, you take the oldest bag of meat and boil it in a large pot to thaw it, then chop it up. And add it to the chili pot.
    The rest of the ingredients are frozen and come pre-packaged.
    It varies between each restaurant, but generally chili meat is treated pretty poorly. We would throw it at each other, sometimes drop it on the floor or in the dish soap, then just rinse it off and put it in the bag to be frozen. Sometimes the chili meat would fall into the grease trap while it was still on the grill, and sit in there from 1pm to 11pm until the grease traps were emptied, when it would be found and placed into the chili meat warmer until the following day.
    So anyways, that’s where that nice firm texture comes from. I think I’ll take this home recipe over Wendy’s any day!

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  3. Cheezehead Chris
    Cheezehead Chris says:

    Not too many Wendy's in my neck of the woods. Closest ones are 1-1.5 hrs away. And I think I've eaten at one only 1 or 2 times and have never had the chili. Have you shared your chili recipe? I have my brother-in-law and nephews coming up for Deer hunting in a few weeks. A good pot of chili would be good. And since I'm asking, do you have an IP recipe for chicken and gravy? Like you would put over biscuits or mashed potatoes. I attempted to make some tonight. It didn't turn out too bad, but both myself and my wife thought it was missing something. And it kinda was. Salt. Trying to watch my sodium intake.

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  4. BillGoudy
    BillGoudy says:

    Every time I make chili it tastes different…  I don't why…  It just does…  It might be that the ingredients change just a tad…  But, you are right…  Chili is chili…  Haha!!  Thanks, Jaxx…  I might have to invest in one of those instapots….   you make it look so easy … 😉

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  5. Colleen Beamer
    Colleen Beamer says:

    Yours actually looks better, Jaxx! FYI, i read somewhere that Wendy's uses leftover burgers to make their chili so, that might account for the texture of the meat in their chili! 😊 I've seen other recipes for Wendy's chili, but quite honestly, yours is the first I've wanted to try! 😊

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