Tonight for dinner I managed to ruin 1/2 lb of ground chuck, 1 med onion, a garlic clove and a can of rotel tomatoes…
I weigh out ground chuck into 1/4 lb patties, individually wrap them in foil then freeze. If I want burgers… how many? If I want beef for chlli or spaghetti sauce… how much?
I woke up craving chili this morning, I know, its August! I thawed out two chuck patties, enough for 3 servings of chili, about a quart.
I’ve used this recipe before, two print outs… 1lb of chuck and 1/2lb of chuck with all ingredients adjusted.
My chili was coming along fine, chuck browned nicely, spices added along with one can of Rotel tomatoes w/chilis.
I needed another can of Rotel to get the 14ozs the recipe called for so I opened another can.
Somehow the last time I shopped I accidently grabbed a can of Rotel “chili fixens”. I didn’t even know they made such a thing! It was the only can in my pantry, clearly and accidental purchase. Basically its tomatoes with 3 or 4 Tbs of chili powder. I raked in about 1/2 can before I noticed.
My chili was horrible, My dog wouldn’t even eat it! He took one slurp out of his bowl, looked at me and walked away!
Next time there will be NO Rotel chili fixens in my shopping cart!
I quickly made crustinis with country ham for a real dinner.