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One of my favorite appetizers to get at a restaurant is just your typical “Chips and Salsa.”
Chili’s salsa is my absolute favorite! MMM! Sometimes, my hubby and I will just go buy some whenever we get a hankering for it!
You can imagine my excitement when I found this copy-cat recipe from Deals to Meals!My husband had a salsa contest at work and I knew that this recipe would be PERFECT for it! Last year I brought Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Chips, but this year I thought it would be fun to do a salty/spicy one. It was a big hit and everyone LOVED it! This recipe tastes EXACTLY like the original!
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Copy-Cat Chili's Salsa
This tastes exactly like the original and whips up in just a few minutes!
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 2 (14.5 ounce) cans whole tomatoes drained
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeños drained
- 1/4 cup onion chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 2 Roma Tomatoes to add some chunks, you can dice up the tomatoes really small for added texture. Completely optional.
Instructions
Place all ingredients together in a blender and blend until smooth. I stirred in some small diced Roma Tomatoes just for some added texture, but that is completely optional.
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Enjoy!
(recipe from: Deals to Meals)
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Aimee @ ShugarySweets
Mmmm, looks great!
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Loly
Looks Yummy :D
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Mommyof2Girlz/StephD
Awesome! We love Chili's salsa but we now live no where near one. This is perfect thank you!
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Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
I love Chili's salsa! It's so spicy and quite runnier than traditional pico salsas, but I think that's why I like it. I hope this salsa won at his work contest!
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Ally's Sweet & Savory Eats
I'm making this tonight! I have tons of tomatoes to use up and have all the ingredients already at home - thank you!
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Jocelyn @BruCrew Life
Chili's salsa is my all time favorite restaurant salsa!! This looks so good!!!
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Leslie
yay, I'm so glad you found this recipe!!! I love their salsa, and it looks easy, too.! You've just made my morning. :)
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Maria
I love chips and salsa! Give me a chip-I am ready to start dipping!
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Shannah @ Just Us Four
Ooh fun! I love chili's salsa! So yummy.
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Shannon @ BuleRoseWife
Perfect timing! I have a birthday party planned for my husband on Friday and had just thought of buying salsa to save time. I'll be making this instead! And the best part? I have everything in my pantry or garden already! Thanks so much. I'll be sharing this one, with a link of course!
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sally @ sallys baking addiction
I personally LOVE this recipe because I worked at Chili's for over 7 years!! And I STILL crave that salsa. I miss it!
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regina
How many fresh tomatoes will I need if I want to substitute instead of whole canned tomatoes
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Ashley Vandenberg
This was amazing!!! I made it this morning with fresh tomatoes from our garden and the kids have already finished it off!!!
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Jen Lewis
I can attest that is was delicious! Thanks for always making the best stuff so the office can enjoy : )
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Dawn @ My Home Sweet Home
I live for Chili's chips & salsa—can't wait to try this!
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Sandy
I love their salsa also- thanks for the link!! Will be making some this weekend.
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Melissa @ No. 2 Pencil
This is my favorite salsa too! I love the fresh taste!!!
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Jenn@eatcakefordinner
I LOVE this pic!!
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G. Hughes
Thanks for the recipe !! So fast to make & taste delicious !!! This might just be my new go to salsa recipe:)
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Shirlu
It sounds so good. Does it matter what kind of canned tomatoes you use in the salsa recipe?
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Chef in Training
just 2 (14.5 oz.) cans whole tomatoes, doesn't matter the brand. let me know if that is the answer to what you were looking for! Have a great day :)
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Emily
OMG this is spicy, but I love it! Feel the burn! Thanks for posting this! It's delicious!
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Tess
I have made this a gajillion times. Love it. Thanks.
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Cyndi
I noticed there was no cilantro in this recipe could it be added as well?
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Chef in Training
you definitely could! I love cilantro and think that would make a yummy addition :)
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jerry
Very salty
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Summer
I love this; I've been looking for a Chilli's Salsa recipe and I can't wait to try this. I just had one question. Does it matter what kind of onions you put in it [[yellow, red, white, etc]]
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Patty
Chile's salsa is my favorite!! I didn't notice any cilantro in your ingredients though. I'll have to try your recipe, but with the addition of cilantro.
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Zack
Tried making this but it came out way too smooth, unlike the picture above. It was more like tomato juice than salsa. Can't figure out what I did wrong.
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CHRIS
I LOVE this recipe. I just shared it on my page. I followed the directions, but I planted jalepenos and serranos this year. So I added one of each and then a tad of fresh cilantro. YUMMY
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Samantha
You just made my husbands weekend! He loves this salsa!! Thanks girl
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Amanda McCall
Wow! No cilantro? Thats crazy! Its not salsa without cilantro… Charanda's has my favorite salsa… I think there may only be a few locations but they are all authentic mexican cuisine- restaurants… Their salsa is like ….omgah.. THE BEST! I also used to love Chilis also but then we moved and Charandas is not far from my house.. I have to get it on the regular.. Just as a treat! Its out of this world and always fresh. Fresh CILANTRO… its a sin not to put some in salsa… :)
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Karen
We loved this salsa!! Will be making it again and again....thanks.
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Becky
I'm actually a manager at a Chili's somewhere in the world, I can tell you that this recipe is very similar to what we use. Here's a hint.. use a blender on the tomato products and your consistency will be on point. :)
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Patty
I am pretty sure their salsa has cilantro, that's why I love it so much:)
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Dawn
Chili's does not put cilantro in their salsa. I HATE cilantro which is probably why I love Chili's!
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Kelli
Thank you so much for sharing this! I am a huge salsa fan/critic and I loved this!!!
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crystal
I use this recipe base all the time. usually have people ask for a double batch. only things I do different are I will use fresh jalapenos that I roast in a skillet and chop and I will use petite diced tomatoes when tomatoes are not in season. I just dump them in after I blend everything. to stretch the recipe I use petite with jalapeno or green chilis.
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Michelle
I added celantro too this recipe. I swear I can taste it in the Chili's recipe too. When it was done it was spot on in taste.
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Rhonds
Can't wait to try this! I have tons of stuff in my garden, do you know if this recipe can be canned? Or do I need to add lemon juice or vinegar to it?
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Brandy
Is this recipe ok to can or do I need to add more acid?
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Julia C
I clicked on the link for the recipe but it doesn't go through, do you have the exact things that need to be added?
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Chef in Training
So sorry about that! It should be fixed now :)
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Melinda Strickland
Where is this recipe?!
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Chef in Training
So sorry about that! It should be fixed now :)
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Rebecca Dewey
Where is the recipe? I see the picture, your story about it and even the comments, but no recipe. The link to the other site says no posts.
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Chef in Training
So sorry about that! It should be fixed now :)
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Shannon
The recipe for this doesn't show up at all??
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Chef in Training
So sorry about that! It should be fixed now :)
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SandyToes
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I can't believe I've never thanked you for this recipe. Since discovering this salsa on your website I've made it countless times. The whole family loves Chili's salsa and this is it! I always make it exactly as written, because it's perfect. Thanks!!
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Emily
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This is my FAVORITE recipe. I made it in college all of the time and found it this past weekend again. Just as good as I remember! Can you tell me how long it will keep in the fridge and if it freezes well? Thank you!