Crockpot Cincinnati Style Chili
Cincinnati Style Chili slow cooked in the crockpot with ground beef and spices topped with red beans, onion and a pile of cheese on a bed of spaghetti.
Yields: feeds 6
Ingredients
- Cincinnati Style Chili
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 3 cups water
- 1 white onion
- 16 ounces tomato sauce
- .5 teaspoon red pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 bay leaf
- .5 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
- Serve with
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 onion
- 15 ounce can kidney beans
- 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- oyster cracker (optional)
- hot sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Chop one onion and place into crockpot with the ground beef.
- Break up the ground beef and add tomato sauce, red pepper, cumin, chili powder, cocoa powder, minced garlic cloves, vinegar, salt, cinnamon and a bay leaf.
- Slow cook on low 6-8 hours and remove bay leaf.
- Cook spaghetti according to box instructions.
- Chop the other onion and drain your kidney beans.
- Stack your "5 way" with spaghetti, chili, onion, kidney beans and a pile of cheese.
- Serve with oyster crackers and a dash of hot sauce.
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 6-8 hours