Bear Creek Soup Mix, Darn Good Chili, 8.8 Ounce

This was shockingly good! I made it for dinner, but I added a couple extra cans of beans, some hamburger, and a can of tomatoes. The texture of the soup beforehand was super good. It’s a high-quality soup that’s easy to make you boil some water and add the mix. It creates a large portion and is easy to make. It didn’t seem like good value for the money makes a high quantity of food and it’s easy to freeze. If you need I feel like it’s also easy for anyone to add stuff to it if you need I was able to clean out my pantry and my fridge and make it into a delicious chili.

Great chili! I don't add as much water, use 1 can diced tomatoes and 1 can of tomato sauce. 1 can of corn, drained, one can of mushrooms if you like them. Some browned hamburger if you like that. I chop up a onion and let it cook too. Usually brown the hamburger and onion at the same time. It's great!

This is the best soup mix and for chili too. big lots used to sell but they closed in ny. This was one of my favorite frequent purchases. Glad I saw it online here! I missed it! Great stuff!

Very easy and great taste

I love chilli. I mean who doesn't? And with this kit anyone can easily make a pot. With or without meat. One important detail to remember though. If you plan to prepare this for a crock pot meal, first cook in a pot and then transfer to your crock pot. Why? Well crock pots don't get up to the necessary heat level to properly reconstitute the freeze dried beans, rice etc. that is in the mix. I believe you add 7 cups of water and a small can of tomato paste. (8oz) to a large pot. Heat, mix and wallah. Step one is complete. Then if your gonna add meat, nows the time. Transfer the chilli mix over to the crock pot and then put in the meat. One great trick if using hamburger or my favorite, carne asada steak, is to put it right in the pot you cooked the chilli in. Don't rinse it out. The left over bit in the pot with season the meat for ya without having to add any additional salt or Seasons that might over season the chilli. Another great meat choice is beef jerky. Not some cheap dollar store brand but some good quality jerky. Bridgeford makes a half decent jerky that's also reasonably priced. For that just take the jerky out of the pouch,(carefully removing the stay fresh pack) and put in the pot. Add a out one cup of beef stock and simmer covered on low for twenty to thirty minutes. Which ever flavor you use will bleed into the stock and make a rich salty brine. You then strain out the meat and drop into the chilli. Keep the brine, cause you can make some yummy beef soup out of it for a later meal. Transfer the brine to a container with a lid and refrigerate. It will last in the fridge for up to ten days. And if you wanna take your chilli to the next level, add a can or two of Goya seasoned black beans. If you don't want to add additional liquids, just strain the can before adding the beans. But you'll lose a lot of flavor so keep that in mind. This mix is easy to make for a quick meal or a slow cooker mega meal. It'll warm you up, fill your belly and won't hurt your wallet. Well that's it folks. Till next review... Be good to one another. Always keep your sticks on the ice. And always put the seat down after you flush. Mehr.

We like Bear Creek Soup mixes, because they’re easy to prepare, and usually pretty tasty. We were a bit disappointed with the chili, though. Despite adding an extra can of beans to it, it still seemed thinned, and not terribly flavorful. I’m going back to making homemade chili; it takes longer, but is a lot better!

For something that come out of a bag, it rivals most peoples homemade chili. Great by itself, but is an excellent "chili starter" if you're in a hurry

We tried it ourselves and decided to share some with our extended family in the Philippines and now they can’t get enough, but they can’t buy it there so they are thrilled when they open our “goodie box’s” and it has any Bear Creek products