chili

Chili dog pizza? You better believe it! Pizza dough is topped with chili, sliced hot dogs and shredded cheese for a quick and easy leftover makeover your whole family will love. Do you love chili dogs? Then you’ll love this fun recipe twist. Chili dog pizza takes classic chili dog ingredients and turns them into a whole new way to enjoy this kid friendly favorite. I knew last week when I shared the recipe for Copycat Wendy’s Chili that I…

This Wendy’s chili recipe is a perfect copycat! Thick and rich chili with a variety of beans, vegetables, and spices. It’s the perfect dump and go slow cooker chili. The first job I ever had was working at Wendy’s. I was 15. And yes, this will date me, but this was in the days of Wendy’s “superbar” and fresh stuffed pitas. Anybody remember those? I want the pitas to make a comeback.  (Also my old Wendy’s manager’s wife reads my…

Crispy-edged, creamy-centered polenta topped with chili, cheese, and crunchy crushed nacho chips. No one will ever guess that this chili cheese polenta is a frugal leftover makeover, unless you tell them that is!   They say that necessity is the mother of all invention and in most circumstances it’s probably correct. But not when it comes to the creation of new recipes. At least not in my kitchen, most often it’s stubbornness that is the mother of all new recipes.…