Rave! canned chili (give me a chance all)

[JCShutout]

I know I know, chili is 18x better when cooked yourself, but I'm swamped, and was looking for some canned soups/chili for some quicker (and inexpensive) meals. Chili Man cans were on sale when I was at the store, $1 each (mix a can with 2/3 cup of brown rice and serve with salad and you have 2-3 meals). That brand is my favorite of the canned stuff, so I bought 21 cans (I know, I know, that's a freaking lot). 7 of the turkey chili, 7 of the lean beef chili, and 7 of the chicken and white bean chili (a new one I guess).

For canned food, this stuff isn't too bad health wise (when its the worst thing I eat by far), and the chicken chili is very healthy (almost no saturated fat), and for canned chili, its really good. Good protein, good fiber, almost zero ingredients I can't pronounce) the only bad part is the sodium, which isn't terrible when you stretch a can over 2-4 meals, and are smart the rest of the day.

So rave! for 2 minute meals and more time studying (rant on the need to study).

<braces for the chili-purist backlash>

[cardinalkarp]

I don't mind eating canned chili when I make chili mac or something but I had to laugh when I read you bought 21 cans of it!!

You'll be sick of chili soon enough I would think.

[Leroy]

Rusty! Rusty!

[tothebeach08]

I like the Chili-Man chili with no beans. You'll have to let us know how long it takes you to burn through 21 cans of chili.

[Popeye_Card]

I don't mind canned chili for lunch or something. Quick and easy. But Chili Man sucks, IMO.

As for the 21 cans, I hope you budgeted for a Get Well Soon card for your butthole.

[JCShutout]

Lol, the 21 cans should hopefully get me through early to mid December. Mixing in the chicken and white bean chili mixes up the taste. Plus its only one meal a day, so each can gets me through half a work-week or more if I mix it up (had a turkey sandwich today).

Popeye, do you have a better canned chili suggestion? I thought hormel was pretty meh, especially since its almost $3/can. Its been so long since I've had any other brand that I can't remember what was good or bad.

[docellis]

I hope you budgeted for a Get Well Soon card for your butthole.

lol

[Popeye_Card]

Lol, the 21 cans should hopefully get me through early to mid December. Mixing in the chicken and white bean chili mixes up the taste. Plus its only one meal a day, so each can gets me through half a work-week or more if I mix it up (had a turkey sandwich today).

Popeye, do you have a better canned chili suggestion? I thought hormel was pretty meh, especially since its almost $3/can. Its been so long since I've had any other brand that I can't remember what was good or bad.

I like a couple of the Campbell's Chunky chili's, but they're a bit pricier.

Honestly, it's been a while since I've had canned chili. I'd have to see all of the brands again to remember the cans. I remember Chili Man being pretty bad though, but I could be remembering incorrectly.

[jeffbgoofy]

whatever canned chili I buy, I always doctor it up wiht Tabasco or something. Chili Man is what Sam's has, so that's what we have now...

[docellis]

I stock up on black beans, extra hot diced rotel tomatoes and canned chicken (instead of cannned chili for quick chili fixes).