Walt Disney's Chili and Beans

I dived deep into the history of Walt's favorite foods and, sure enough, chili and beans was probably his favorite. Like Elizabeth Taylor, he was very fond of the chili from Chasen's restaurant in Los Angeles. Walt liked rib-sticking, all-American style fare such as fried chicken and steak (see the handwritten list of his favorites below). In the meantime, here's a chili and beans recipe Jane Weeks Martin included in her 1963 celebrity cookbook, "Cooking As You Like It."

Walt's chili might have looked something like my Three Lime Chili, since it has beans as well.

Without further ado, here's Walt!  🐭

Jane's cover.

The recipe! How about the addition of ginger? That's unusual for a chili recipe. I imagine goes well with the A.1. Sauce, given A.1.'s raisin and orange purées. I'll have to try it! It COULD be the happiest chili on earth!

Walt Disney's favorites! 🐭

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