![Cincinnati-Style Chili](http://images.meredith.com/bhg/images/recipe/l_R173080.jpg)
Makes: 16
servings
Prep:
25 mins
Bake:
350°F
1 hr
Ingredients
Directions
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2
pounds lean ground beef
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2
cups chopped onion (2 large)
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1
26 ounce jar tomato and garlic pasta sauce
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1
15 ounce can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
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1/2
cup water
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2
tablespoons chili powder
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2
tablespoons semisweet chocolate pieces
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1
tablespoon vinegar
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1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4
teaspoon cayenne pepper
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1/4
teaspoon ground allspice
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1
pound packaged dried cut ziti or gemelli pasta
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Shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
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Chopped onion (optional)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In an ovenproof 4-
to 5-quart Dutch oven cook ground beef and the 2 cups onion until meat
is brown and onion is tender, using a wooden spoon to break up meat as
it cooks. Drain off fat. Return meat to Dutch oven.
2. Combine pasta sauce, beans, water, chili powder,
chocolate pieces, vinegar, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and allspice into
meat mixture in Dutch oven.
3. Bake, covered, for 1 hour, stirring once halfway through baking.
4. To serve, cook pasta according to package
directions; drain. Serve chili over cooked pasta. If desired, sprinkle
with cheese and additional onion.
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