Kentucky Chili
This chili is extra special with noodles stirred in. I love it so much I named it after my home state.—Tina Sullivan, Cornith, Kentucky
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cans (32 ounces each) tomato juice
- 1 cup water
- 1 can (16 ounces) chili beans, undrained
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti, broken in half
Reviews
hey what's with ripping off my hoosier chili recipe--but boy it sure is good on a cold day right? enjoyed seeing it on the web site--we add one to two tablespoons of sugar to cut the acid in tomato juice. try it taste great
After reading that it had spaghetti in it, it reminded me of my mother-in-laws Indiana Chili that we all love in San Diego. Thanks for your recipe.
Being from Ky I decided to give this one a try. It was excellent however I did alter things just a little bit. Instead of tomato juice I used 2 large cans of diced tomato's. I also used 2 pounds of ground beef. I found that 1 can of chili beans wasn't enough so I ended up using 3 - 1 of which I used undrained but drained the other 2. I also added a little more chili powder approx 2 tbls since I had more beef and beans. Then I made a whole box of small elbow macaroni and added it to the chili mixing it in. I cooked the pot of chili for about an hour and added about 2 cups of shredded mexican cheese close to the end. Then ladled into bowls and sprinkled a little cheese on top. It was a huge hit!
I can't beleive that I found this recipe!...My mom made it this way all the time and we all loved it....we lived in northeastern IN....can't help but wonder how she got the recipe.....everybody always loved it and wanted her recipe....that was back in the late 1940's....and I still make it that way today....although I've experimented alot, I always come back to this recipe.....and it's always, always better the next day, so consider making it ahead....and since we were not pasta lovers we always, and still do, eat it plain with soda crackers!....Yum!
This is the chili my husband grew up on..the farm
I used more chili powder and dashes of garlic powder, allspice and cayenne to liven the taste. This is a good basic recipe and the submitter is right that the spaghetti really adds to it. My crew ate every bit!