Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Chili and Breadsticks for the Super Bowl

Chili is a great football party food! I made some along with my mom's homemade breadsticks and it turned out to be an easy and hearty Super Bowl dinner:)

This chili recipe is a copycat recipe of the Wendy's Chili, which I love, a great low fat and hearty option!
P.S. You need a large pot!

Wendy's Chili

Ingredients
2 pounds ground beef
one 29-ounce can tomato sauce
one 29-ounce can kidney beans (with liquid)
one 29-ounce can pinto beans (with liquid)
1 cup diced onion (1 medium onion)
1/2 cup diced green chili (2 chilies)
1/4 cup diced celery (1 stalk)
3 medium tomatoes, chopped
2 teaspoons cumin powder
3 tablespoons chili powder
1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups water

1. Brown the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat; drain off the fat.

2. Using a fork, crumble the cooked beef into pea-size pieces.

3. In a large pot, combine the beef plus all the remaining ingredients, and bring to a simmer over low heat. Cook, stirring every 15 minutes, for 2 to 3 hours.

Makes about 12 servings.

Tidbits: For spicier chili, add 1/2 teaspoon more black pepper. For much spicier chili, add 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and a tablespoon of cayenne pepper. And for a real stomach stinger, add 5 or 6 sliced jalapeno peppers to the pot. Leftovers can be frozen for several months.

Parmesan Breadsticks

1 Tb. Yeast

3 ½ cup flour

1 ½ cup water

½ tsp salt

2 tb. Sugar

Dissolve yeast in warm water, then mix in dry ingredients. Cover 10 minutes to rise.


Topping

¼ c. margarine

¼ c. parmesan, grated

¼ c. mayo

¼ tsp. parsley flakes

¼ tsp. garlic salt

Spread dough in a greased cookie sheet pan. Spread the topping over the dough. Cut dough in slices. Allow to double in size. Bake 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

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