Cooking Recipe Rehabbed Cincinnati Chili
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
Brown ground meat, stirring with fork to break into small pieces in
Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-high heat. Drain fat well and blot
meat with paper towels. Add remaining ingredients and stir. Bring
mixture to boil; reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 2 hours. Makes 9
servings.
To make "2-Way" chili: Top 6 ounces cooked spaghetti with 6 ounces of
chili.
To make "3-way" chili: Top spaghetti with 6 ounces of chili and 1/3
cup finely shredded low-fat (4 or 5 grams per ounce) sharp cheddar
cheese.
To make "4-way" chili: Top a 3-way with 1/3 cup chopped onion.
To make "5-way" chili: Top a 4-way with 1/3 cup cooked beans.
Per serving of rehabbed 5-way Cincinnati chili: 405 calories and 11
fat grams (restaurant 5-way chili contains 718-790 calories and 29-42
fat grams).
Recipe Rehab is compiled by Karen Weber, Pat Streicher and Ellen
Illig, registered dietitians at the Jewish Hospital Cholesterol
Center, Cincinnati, OH