Stagg Silverado Beef Chili with Beans

June 5, 2006 | Reviewer: Abi

Serving: 1/2 box, 7.15 oz.
Calories: 250
Fat: 11%, 7g
Sodium: 33%, 790mg
Protein: 17g
Iron: 15%

Stagg says: Stagg Silverado Beef Chili is delicious and 99% fat free! It’s loaded with juicy, high quality, extra-lean ground beef (not less beef). We’ve included plenty of red, ripe tomatoes, chopped onions, red and green bell peppers, zesty jalapenos and a hearty helping of fiber-rich beans. Spiced and simmered for a delicious chili taste. One bite and you’ll know the only thing missing is the fat.

Abi says: I live in DC and am spoiled by being a long, yet enjoyable walk from Ben’s Chili Bowl. If you live in DC too and don’t know about Ben’s, then I am very sorry because you are missing out. They have great chili, half-smokes, and milkshakes.

Unfortunately, this isn’t a review of Ben’s Chili Bowl. They would get five stars, whereas Stagg’s Silverado chili gets only four stars, which is still pretty good. Why four stars? Well, look at the nutrional information up there. That’s for just half a box. Yes, it comes in an awesome, non-can-opener-requiring box, but I require more than half a box of chili for a meal, thus I am getting a crazy amount of sodium. Also, I like to add cheddar cheese and crushed tortilla chips. This does not make the meal healthier.

Stagg Silverado Beef Chili with Beans

While eating this particular box of chili I was out of cheddar and used provolone instead. While the provolone added a lovely smokiness to the chili, it also made it ridiculously stringy. I found myself continually watching for errant cheese strings that wanted nothing more in the world than to stretch between the bowl and spoon, break, and strike me in the chin.

This meal isn’t that healthy compared to a chili you could make at home. But it is nicely spiced, hearty, and easy to make heat at work. Just tear open the top of the box, pour the chili into a microwave-safe container, and heat. Deeeelish.

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2 Responses to “Stagg Silverado Beef Chili with Beans”

tim on March 27th, 2007

Abi, provolone does that stringy thing. Hope you didn’t factor that into your review.

And yeah, well, the color of this chili just ain’t right.
Danno on October 19th, 2007

hold on a sec. just look at the picture again of this chili. it’s practically glowing orange. mistake #2, reviewer, please - do your favorite DC area chili house a favor, because i’m assuming they make a decent pot of red there, and do not compare them to a box of stagg chili. big no-no. chili takes time to make, season properly and simmer. if done properly, you will end up with a texan ambrosia with a delicate heat which will cause you never to stop eating it. sounds like you were more interested in swilring cheese around than the chili itself. there’s certain meals that just get lost in the sauce once they are mass-produced, and chili is one of them. next time, hike to Ben’s instead of eating this poor excuse for chili or check out the International Chili Society for an authentic recipe.

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