Steak & Shake Chili

photo by Kimberly3818

- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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2-4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can Campbell's French onion soup
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons cocoa
- 2 (15 ounce) cans ranch style beans or (15 ounce) cans any brand chili beans
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 cup cola (not diet!)
directions
- Brown ground beef and salt in oil-If there is a high fat content to the ground beef you can omit the oil.
- Put soup in blender, blend for 1 minute.
- Add all to crock pot.
- Drain beef before adding to pot.
- Let simmer on low for 6 hours or on high for 2 hours.
Reviews
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this is pretty good. but use some water in it. and don't drain the beef or anything else. i work at steak n shake, and the chili is made by pouring 2 big ol cans of beans...one empty bean can full of water....and then the chili beef is pre-seasoned and ground up and cooked and frozen in a bag. when it's thawed out, there is just a ridiculous amount of grease. we have pans full of just chili beef by itself. and the pan is 1/2...maybe even 2/3 full of grease. and the beef sits at the bottom. so yeah...don't drain the grease. grease=good
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So, here's the deal. My favorite food ever is Steak 'N Shake chili. Is this chili EXACTLY like Steak 'N Shake chili? No. Is it close? It's close enough to satisfy a craving, absolutely. About an hour into the cooking, I tasted it and thought it was a little bland. Like some others said, it felt like it was missing something. So, here's what I recommend: Use an extra can of beans. I used 2 cans of chili beans in mild sauce (they were located near the baked beans in my supermarket) and 1 can of dark kidney beans. Drain the kidney beans before adding them in. Add a tablespoon of brown sugar. Add a dash of paprika (gives it a small kick), some garlic powder, some onion powder, and some thyme. After that, it was delicious -- and closer to Steak 'N Shake's version. I think next time I'll leave the lid off the crockpot for the last 20 minutes or so to thicken it up a little. Also, I think I'll cut back on the amount of meat next time. It wasn't bad, it just seemed like a bit too much. Steak 'N Shake is mainly beans. All in all, this was a very, VERY good recipe for some delicious chili.
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My husband was jonesing for some Steak 'n Shake Chili, so he decided to make this. It's not quite the same; I would add less tomato paste or leave it out altogether to get a taste that is closer to Steak 'n Shake, but I still give this 5 stars for just being so darn tasty on it's own. We served with shredded cheese and chopped onions over pasta, yummy yummy. I think I've persuaded him to make it again next week. Thanks for the recipe! :)
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I followed the recipe but made minor changes...I used three cans of chili beans...I also added a tbsp. of brown sugar, a dash of paprika, a little garlic powder, a little onion powder, and a little thyme just like in the review from TracyFL. It is close to the real thing. I love Steak and Shake Chili and each time I fly home to visit the family in Missouri it is the first place we stop to eat.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
James Craig
Mesa, Arizona