I'm giving it five stars because it was terrific chili but I would give it 3 for the directions. Maybe it is just me since no one else complained. I cut the recipe in half therefore it called for only 1 can of Stewed Tomatoes. This needed a lot more than 1 can. I am wondering if Josh meant for us to also follow the directions of the chili seasoning and use those liquids. In any event I ended up using a jar of salsa too. What we really liked was the combination of the beef and sausage.
This is just a great recipe. We all loved the layering of chili crackers pasta and cheese. Sounds kind of yucky but is actually awesome. Like reviewer "Aspiring Chef Rita" I thought it needed more liquid. I added one more can of tomatoes (used Rotel with peppers mild) and still wanted more so dumped in the 1/2 container I had on hand of fresh salsa. I also did not drain the tomatoes or beans in order to have the liquid. Then it needed a little more spice so I just sprinkled in some additional chili pepper. One note...I just picked up pinto beans per the instructions. I ended up with light colored beans. I didn't think this was as pretty as a result. Go with the dark red beans for appearance. Yummy Josh thanks.
My wife and I made this last night. I made it with hamburger only and used hot salsa & hot chili seasoning. We liked it a lot and will definately be having it again.
I won first place at my chili cookoff w/ this receipe. My family loves it and so do my co-workers. I used Rotel original diced tomatoes (2 cans) rather than stewed tomatoes - make less chunky.
Good recipe! I didn't see that it made 12 servings so my husband and I had it for 2 nights then used the extra chili for cheesy chili dip on Sunday for football! yummy yum!
This is a great recipe. I made it for a football party at my job and it was a huge success.
This recipe has become a mainstay in our home. It's absolutely fabulous! Can be substituted with ground turkey and turkey (instead of pork) sausage.
Interesting recipe Josh that my children really liked. My mom had her own version of 4-way chili that called for spaghetti chili canned tamales and grated cheese. Now that we can buy fresh tamales you'd think we'd use them but it's just not the same taste or nostalgia-wise. My only problem with your recipe was that I didn't know how many crackers to use. A regular box measures serving size by number of crackers and grams not ounces. But we all did enjoy your four-way version. Try mine some time. I'll bet your family loves your cooking. Thanks a lot for sharing Josh.
I'm giving this five stars just because it's a recipe that my family has made since I was little (and before I was). GO FOUR WAYS!
My husband gave it 4 stars. I would give it 3 stars. I used only ground beef otherwise followed the recipe exactly.
