Cincinnati Chili Accidental

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  • Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
3lbs 93% Lean Ground Beef3 15oz cans Tomato Sauce (use a low brand with the lowest sugar content you can find)about 15 Green Olives stuffed with Pimiento3-4 Jalapeno PeppersTobasco SauceCinnamon, ground3 Garlic clovesAdd any other ingredients you like such as mushrooms.
Directions
Brown ground beef in small batches in a stock pot and then drain in colander to remove excess fat.

Chop garlic, slice olives and jalapeno peppers and prep any other ingredients such a mushrooms.

Add these items to two cans of 15 oz. tomato sauce. Bring sauce to a gentle boil over medium heat. Add seasoning, cinnamon and tobasco and any other hot spices such as paprika, cayenne, dried red pepper and/or chili pepper as you prefer for increasing the heat of the flavor.

Add ground beef back into the pot and add additional tomato sauce to make the mixture into a slightly wet Sloppy Joe's consistency. After mixture comes to a slight boil, about 10 minutes, reduce heat to the lowest setting and cook for 5 hours. Check seasoning for taste and adjust to your preference. In general the chili becomes less spicy over the course of cooking.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DONBUSH29.

Servings Per Recipe: 16
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 170.0
  • Total Fat: 5.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 48.8 mg
  • Sodium: 524.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 7.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.1 g
  • Protein: 39.2 g

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