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I am a native Texan, and this is the best chili recipe I've ever tasted—it's meaty and spicy. I'd make this whenever I was "homesick" during the years we spent away from Texas due to my husband's military career. —Betty Brown, San Antonio, Texas
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (calculated without optional garnishes) equals 343 calories, 21 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 105 mg cholesterol, 872 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 32 g protein.
Originally published as Truly Texan Chili in Country Ground Beef , p10
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Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2012 by kedenv
Yummy! The chili is a great base recipe and doesn't disappoint. I added half a medium size onion with the meat and garlic, and then 2 tbsp. of Chipotle Tabasco sauce for an extra kick. We all loved it and it goes fantastically over spaghetti! I will definitely make this recipe again.
Reviewed on Oct. 17, 2012 by Karen.Buske
Chili is not chili unless it has beans in it, period. Whether it's from South Dakota or from New York. Where does it tell us what's truly a Chili Recipe or not. If you like beans, add them. If you like steak or ground beef, add it. This recipe says she is from Texas, not that it's a Texan chili, just that she enjoys it. And who say's a true texan chili doen't have ground beef? To the "bestteacher", who taught you that beans isn't truly Texas chili? Come on folks, just enjoy this recipe, it's good. I grew up using ground beef, we were poor growing up. But I appreciate all the other recipes that add cubes of beef, chicken, or no beans. To me, there all great!
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2012 by robert moore
The chili is good but you will never find a TRUE Texas Chili made of ground Beef.
Reviewed on Oct. 12, 2012 by bestteacher
Texas Chili does not contain beans, so this isn't truly Texas chili. However, you got the part about no tomatoes right. No tomatoes, no beans. Just spicy and beefy.
Reviewed on Oct. 08, 2012 by Vickie1004
Very tasty, perfect fall recipe for those cold days
Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2012 by aquasasnee
while this is a good chili recipe it is not truly Texas, which uses chopped steak and does NOT ever use beans of any sort
Reviewed on Oct. 05, 2012 by ellbates
Yes! A wonderful recipe that is pretty close to truly Texan! I don't know who started adding tomatoes to chili, or when it started. It is good that way, but not the Texan way. As far as beans, I would leave them out. That is just my preference. And I like to add some Heat in the form of whatever pepper I have available, jalapeno, serrano, etc. As someone noted, flour can be added or a substitution of masa, corn meal, whatever you like. But it does make a wonderfully thick, flavorful chili. Thank you for posting this. Chili is as versatile a food as you can find, but this is a great place to start!
Reviewed on Oct. 05, 2012 by alalmy
My family thought it was ok, but more like a hotdog topping than chili. I would make it and possibly can it for use on hotdogs.
Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2012 by vieux
Beans or no chili is what you make of it. This a great builder. Add what you like and continue with however to cook in your favoured way. There's no need to disparage somone just because you have a different idea. Thank you Betty for a great rec.
Reviewed on Oct. 03, 2012 by laurie3200
"God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy" :-)
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