Cincinnati Chili - Chili With A Twist

Cincinnati Chili is an east coast dish that is easy on the budget an a quick meal for the family. Following the Chili recipe from the cooking blog, you add pasta and dices tomatoes to the recipe. That's it! Add your favorite cheese and you have a quick and delicious meal. This is also a great way to avoid throwing out your leftover chili and saving some money.

Ingredients

Chili
Pasta - Try them all. I personally like Spaghetti
Diced tomatoes (Fire Roasted In Garlic)
Green or Sweet Onions (Optional)

Directions.

Prepare the pasta. Drain and keep in the pan. Add the chili and diced tomatoes and reheat for a few minutes until the tomatoes and chili are the same temperature as the pasta. Remove from the stove and serve.

Note: I have sprinkled green onions or a sweet onion on top for flavor. As with any recipe, experiment to your liking.

Chili Is So Good On a Winter Day

We love chili. Easy to make in a slow cooker. So many variations so that each time you make chili, you can change the recipe. We will provide a base along with variations to sample for future batches of chili.

Ingredients

1 pd of Ground Beef, Turkey, or Veggie Crumbles.
1 can of chili beans                  
2 cans of Crushed Tomatoes
2 -4 cans diced tomatoes (Fire Roasted are best)      
1 Red Onion finely chopped
1 Can of Garbanzo Beans Drained
1 Can of Black Beans
1 Can of Corn
1 Chili powder packet or make your own. Chili Powder, Paprika, Garlic Powder to flavor
1-2 Tsp of Slap Your Mamma Seasoning
Cracked Pepper

In a sauté pan, brown the meat or crumbles with the chili powder mix.
Once brown, add the onions to the pan and continue to saute.

In the crock, add all of the other ingredients together with the meat and onions. You can slow cook for 6 hours on low or 2-3 hours on hi. Add the additional seasonings to flavor as you check the slow cooker. To add some heat( as in flavor) you can spice it up with habanero or Louisiana hot sauce to flavor.

Chili recipes can be altered or varied using different meats or adding ingredients with a southern flavor. Okra is a great ingredient to add to chili. You can also add green peppers or sweet multi-colored peppers. Experiment each time you make chili It is such a quick and easy meal to enjoy on a cold day.