Friday, February 10, 2012

Chili Champ Gourmet Gift Pack - Review (And a Giveaway)





We love chili, it is just a great winter meal. And with the cold weather we have been having here in the northeast it is a great dinner. I would like to introduce you a company that has the perfect items for the perfect chili. Bruce Foods has a great amount of items that will be great in your chili. Here is some more information about Bruce foods from the website:


Known for our famous "Original" Louisiana Hot Sauce, Cajun Injector Products, Bruce's Yams and Casa Fiesta Mexican food, we manufacture a variety of more than 350 food products under nine premium brands - all authentic, all delicious and all natural!


Founded in 1928 in New Iberia, Louisiana, Bruce Foods had been manufacturing original Cajun and Tex Mex food products for more than eighty years - long before these spicy cuisines were introduced to the rest of the world. Our Mexican food plant in El Paso, Texas was founded in 1931 and pioneered the first canned Mexican foods.

Mexene® Chili Powder :  Created in 1906, Mexene features only the highest quality sun-ripened pre-frost chili peppers blended with cumin, oregano, and garlic. Just take a pinch between your finger and thumb, rub, and smell the delicious aroma. Mexene® Chili Powder is called "The Chili Champions' Choice" and is endorsed by CASI, The Chili Appreciation Society International. Mexene is the secret ingredient used in the past eight winning recipes from the World Championship Chili Cookoff in Terlingua, Texas.

Original Louisiana Hot Sauce: The original cayenne pepper sauce of Louisiana, with an 80-year reputation for quality and perfection. This versatile condiment can pep up almost any meal, especially chili, soups and stews.  There's only one ORIGINAL Louisiana Hot Sauce, and this is it!


My Review:

We are a chili loving family. It is just the perfect meal for us. You can add veggies, and as much or as little spice as you would like. We love to make a basic chili (sometimes the simpler the recipe is the better the chili is). And the best part about chili, it tastes better the next day so the leftovers are always eaten. I was very fortunate to be able to try some chili essentials from Bruce Foods. So guess what we had for dinner the other night? Hmm? Chili! Yes it was 30 degrees outside, and it was time for some delicious chili.


Here is one of my favorite recipes. I made this with the chili mix the other night and it was loved, by my family.


  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green pepper chopped
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can stewed tomatoes
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 dash chili powder
  • 1 pack Mexene® Chili Powder
  • Dash of Louisiana hot sauce
 
Directions
  1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine the beef and onion, pepper and sauté until meat is browned and onion and pepper is tender. Add the stewed tomatoes with juice and water.
  2. Season with the chili powder, and hot sauce to taste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and let simmer for 15 minutes.
 
This was a big hit, so I your family are chili fans I would recommend you giving this a try. If you would like to see some more great chili recipes please visit http://chilicookoffwinner.com/

The great folks at Bruce Foods are offering one of Susan’s Disney Family readers a chance to win a "Chili Champ" Gourmet Gift Pack. To enter please visit http://chilicookoffwinner.com/ take a look around the site, and come back here and let me know something you learned, or your favorite recipe! There are other ways to enter. Please enter below.



Win it:

One winner will  win a "Chili Champ" Gourmet Gift Pack which includes: Bruce Foods seasonings and sauces and other chili fixin's

a Rafflecopter giveaway


Disclosure: The reviews and or opinions on this blog are my own opinions . I received a chili kit to review.  No monitory compensation was received. I was not required to write a positive review. Your experience may differ. The opinions I have expressed are my own I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commissions 16 CFR Part 255: Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsement and Testimonials in Advertising .

25 comments:

eclairre said...

I learned one of their recipes is "Mexene Rio Grande Lasagna".

BethElderton said...

I learned that the world's largest producer of chili peppers is China. This came as a complete surprise until I remembered all the delicious spicy Chinese dishes that use peppers. I think the Texan in me wanted to have the market cornered for good chili.
bethelderton59 at gmail dot com

HollieJ222 said...

The winning recipe sounds good but I think it's probably a little too spicy for me, lol.
snowwolf222@yahoo.com

BEAUTYTOLOVE said...

-Network Blogs: Francine E.
-GFC: Beauty To Love *OR* Francine E. (GFC acts up and changes my GFC name sometimes)
-Button Added (RIGHT SIDE): http://beautytolove.blogspot.com/

Email: starseeds88 (at) yahoo dot com

THANKS! :)

mar said...

I learned that China is the world's largest producer of chili peppers

PAIGE said...

I learned Larry Walston is the 2011 Chilli winner.
elysesw@aol.com

Unknown said...

I learned that "During the 1880's, brightly-dressed Hispanic women known as "Chili Queens" began to operate around Military Plaza and other public gathering places in downtown San Antonio. They would appear at dusk, building charcoal or wood fires to reheat cauldrons of pre-cooked chili, selling it by the bowl to passers-by."

Raffle Copter: happi shopr

Kristen said...

A teaspoon of red chile powder meets the RDA for Vitamin A.

russrpm said...

I learned that I need to join CASI.
russrpm@gmail.com

abfantom said...

I learned that during the 1880's, brightly-dressed Hispanic women known as "Chili Queens" began to operate around Military Plaza and other public gathering places in downtown San Antonio. They would appear at dusk, building charcoal or wood fires to reheat cauldrons of pre-cooked chili, selling it by the bowl to passers-by.

abfantom at yahoo dot com

Kristy Thiel said...

I had no idea China produced so many chili peppers!

Unknown said...

I learned that chili recipes can have all sorts of "strange" ingredients-like chicken broth:)

Unknown said...

That chili recipes an abundance of ingredients! Never heard of chicken broth in chili-love it!

mverno said...

I learned that during the 1880's, brightly-dressed Hispanic women known as "Chili Queens" began to operate around Military Plaza and other public gathering places in downtown San Antonio. They would appear at dusk, building charcoal or wood fires to reheat cauldrons of pre-cooked chili, selling it by the bowl to passers-by. The aroma was a potent sales pitch, aided by Mariachi street musicians, who joined in to serenade the eaters. Some Chili Queens later built semi-permanent stalls in the mercado, or local Mexican marketplace
mverno@roadrunner.com

debdenny said...

I love the chili Queen story. Also I can almost taste the winning recipe!!!!

Anonymous said...

I learned that Mexene is a major sponsor of the Chili Appreciation Society International's Terlingua International Chili Championship!
kitty32504 at cox dot net

BBrittBrat1398@yahoo.com said...

I learned china is the largest producer of peppers.
gfc brittney house
BBrittBrat1398@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

Peppers are grown abundantly in China; it is the largest producer!

theyyyguy@yahoo.com

carol lewis said...

China has the most chili peppers that are produced.
spcale at yahoo dot com

Karen said...

I'd like to make the casa fiesta bean salad. Thanks for the giveaway.

President dot peaches at hotmail dot com

Clair Shumack said...

I didn't know china produced that many peppers!!!

Kathy P said...

As chili spread east into areas where beef was more expensive (beef was plentiful and cheap in San Antonio and other cattle towns), chili with pinto beans or other beans became more prevalent. In some eastern areas, this dish is referred to as "chili beans" while the term chili is reserved for the all-meat dish. Other changes included the adding of other vegetables. Tomatoes are almost always used, bell peppers are common and even celery appears in recipes. Many easterners are just as adamant about the inclusion of beans in their chili for an authentic flavor as Texans are about their exclusion.

carol said...

I learned a new chilli recipe and who know China grew so many chilli peppers.

beautytolove said...

-I learned that many argue that chile was invented in Mexico during the 1840's, as a replacement for pemmican; others place its origin in Tijuana, Baja California, or Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Email: starseeds88 (at) yahoo dot com
THANKS!! :)

Roxann said...

I learned that China produces the most Chili peppers. (Roxann)

Post a Comment

Disclosure: The reviews and or opinions on this blog are my own opinions, . No compensation was received. All opinions are my own. This is a unofficial fan site that is not affiliated with the Walt Disney Company or Disney theme parks.