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Chili--updated!
Posted On: 09/23/2021 13:06:29

Now that 'fall' is here--or will be soon--people are talking about making homemade Chili. I saw some posts on FB talking about 'what' goes into it.  Now, I'm from Southern Indiana. We always had either spaghetti (broken up) or macaroni in our 'chili'. I have a hunch Mom and Grandma did that to make it 'stretch'! But who knows? It does taste good!  And 'our chili' was thick. Not soupy. Grandma used spaghetti; Mom did macaroni. 


According to some of the posts, even some from Indiana don't do that, which surprised me. They call it 'chili mac' if it has any kind of 'pasta' in it, whether it's spaghetti, macaroni, or noodles. Others, from the Southwest, post that they add more 'spicy' things to it. And some don't even put beans in it!   Or they might use 'white' meat instead of beef.


As for me, I always put broken up spaghetti in mine.  My husband buys canned chili without beans; I choose 'beans' and 'hot' on store-bought canned chili.  If I 'buy' canned chili, I don't bother adding anything to it, so no spaghetti or macaroni in that. 


If I'm making it from scratch, I use Brooks' Chili Mix, which has beans; I use finely chopped ground chuck--or ground round. And I add Gebhardts chili powder.  I also add diced green chillies, with tomatoes. (T uses several packs of Brooks Chili seasonings & adds extra beans--Brooks Hot Chili beans). Yes, our tastes are different--so we each make what we like!  


Well, I started to 'update' this, then realized I had already explained what I meant! If I buy canned chili--no, I don't add anything to it, either macaroni or spaghetti. I only do that when I'm making it from scratch.  In recent years, I mainly stick to canned chili; and I'm not picky (like T is), so I buy anything from Hormel to the store brand. And I do like it spicy, so I get 'hot' when I can.


On the other hand, my husband always makes some spaghetti and pours his canned chili over it!   He is definitely picky about the 'brand'; right now, his favorite is Armour, without beans. Yes, that's contradictory: canned is 'no beans' while he puts beans into his homemade! 



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09/24/2021 04:57:36

It sure is the time of the year for chili! I've never made it from scratch maybe this is the time to. My brother makes a mean chili. Talk about spicy lol.




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