We are interested in new ideas for homemade quality, chili. Be creative and suggest unique flavors, ingredients, or ethnic twists that differentiate your proposal from what is available today in the grocery store.

Please submit an idea for a chili meal that can be prepared within a 30 minute range. This could mean ready-to-heat-and-eat, or an idea that requires 30 minutes or less of prep time. Your solution must include:

1) An artistic rendering (picture, mockup, diagram, etc.) of the assembly necessary for your idea

2) A written list of the ingredients necessary, spices, and/or toppings you would use. The recipe must contain food ingredients that are GRAS (Generally Recognized as Safe).

3) A list of preparation steps for the meal

4) Your recommendation for how to consume

Criteria:

Your solution must follow the criteria below:

1) Must be able to prepare the chili within ~30 minutes

2) Chili CANNOT include seafood/shellfish

3) Can be sold on-shelf or in the refrigerator (you can choose)

4) Special consideration for solutions that incorporate “freshness” of some sort into the recipe