Chili Recipe
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Add cinnamon and other spices and serve this ground beef and bean mixture over spaghetti and you've got Cincinnati chili. Either way, it's fast and hearty.
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1/2 cup chopped green sweet pepper (1 small)
- 1/2 cup chopped onion (1 medium)
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 15-ounce can red kidney beans, undrained
- 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- Shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
- Chopped onion (optional)
- Dairy sour cream (optional)
- Crushed red pepper (optional)
- In a 3-quart saucepan cook and stir ground beef, sweet pepper, 1/2 cup chopped onion, and the garlic over medium heat until meat is brown and onion is tender. Drain off fat.
- Stir in tomato sauce, undrained beans, undrained tomatoes, chili powder, salt, basil, and black pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. To serve, ladle chili into bowls. If desired, top each serving with cheese, chopped onion, and/or sour cream and pass crushed red pepper. Makes 4 main-dish servings.
- Chili for Two: Prepare as above, except divide all ingredients in half.
- Cincinnati-Style Chili: Prepare as above, except omit sweet pepper, basil, and optional garnishes. Add 1 to 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon cider vinegar, 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper with the tomato sauce. To serve, place 1/2 cup hot cooked spaghetti on each of 4 serving plates; make an indentation in center of each portion. Top each serving with some of the chili, 1 to 2 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese, 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped onion, and/or 1/4 cup additional kidney beans.
- Calories 381, Total Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 6 g, Cholesterol 71 mg, Sodium 1265 mg, Carbohydrate 35 g, Fiber 9 g, Protein 32 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 11%, Iron 29%.
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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