Cincinnati Chili 3, 4, or 5 Way (Crock Pot or Not!)
Created by Sue on March 12, 2013
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 120m
- Recipe #8586
Ingredients
- FOR THE CHILI
- 2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped fine
- 1 celery rib, chopped fine
- 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped fine
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon mild paprika
- 2 teaspoons cocoa
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (10 ounce) can tomato puree
- 1 1/2 cups water (more or less)
- FOR THE REST
- 16 ounces thin spaghetti (or 16 ounces spaghettini, cooked al dente)
- 1 (16 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 large sweet onion, finely chopped
- 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, finely shredded
- Oyster crackers (optional)
- Hot pepper sauce (Frank's or Crystal preferred, optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: Crock Pot instructions:
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Step 2: Brown meat and drain fat. Place meat in the crock along with the remaining spice ingredients; cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
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Step 3: Stove Top Instructions:
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Step 4: In a large pan brown ground beef along with onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic, breaking up meat as it cooks.
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Step 5: Drain any accumulated fat.
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Step 6: Add rest of ingredients to pan, mixing well.
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Step 7: Bring to a boil, then lower heat, cover, and simmer for 1 1/2-2 hours, stirring occasionally.
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Step 8: Adjust consistency with water as needed.
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Step 9: Serve your chili as follows (items for the 3,4, and 5 way listed in ingredients- others may require items not listed).
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Step 10: How to Eat It:
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Step 11: -3-Way: chili, spaghetti, and cheese.
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Step 12: -4-Way: a 3-Way plus onions or beans.
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Step 13: -5-Way: spaghetti, chili, onions, beans and cheese.
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Step 14: -Chili spaghetti: spaghetti with chili.
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Step 15: -Cheese coney: hot dog, bun, mustard, chili, and cheese.
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Step 16: -Chili cheese sandwich: a coney minus the hot dog.
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Step 17: -Cincinnati burrito: chili beans wrapped in a tortilla, topped with chili, onions, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and black olives.
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Step 18: -Cincinnati potato: baked jacket potato topped with chili, diced onions, beans and shredded cheddar cheese.
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Step 19: -Chili-cheese fries: french fries topped with chili and shredded cheddar cheese.
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Step 20: -Low-carb Coney: 3 small hot dogs (about 1 1/2 regular) in a bowl covered with chili and cheese.
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Step 21: -Serve oyster crackers and hot sauce on the side (crackers doused with sauce) or as a topping, if desired.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (764.4 g)
- Calories 1073.5
- Total Fat - 53.7 g
- Saturated Fat - 19.3 g
- Cholesterol - 203.8 mg
- Sodium - 14673.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 90.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 10.9 g
- Sugars - 25.3 g
- Protein - 59.4 g
- Calcium - 353.9 mg
- Iron - 13 mg
- Vitamin C - 39.3 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg