I used two cans of stewed tomatoes and two cans of Ro-tel diced with green chiles. I also drained the stewed tomatoes, doubled the beans and drained those as well. I also used 2lbs of ground beef and 1lb of ground pork for flavor. It made a lot. I think next time I will drain all of the tomatoes, I prefer my chili just a bit thicker, or possibly throw in some tomato paste for thickness. This recipe had the right amount of heat without being too spicy. My friend ate three bowls of the stuff, so I think it was a hit :). Thanks!

Reviewed On: Apr. 7, 2009

I doubled the sauce ingredients, except for the Italian Dressing, still only used one of those, and this made plenty of sauce. I also used Penne instead of Angel Hair, but otherwise stuck with the recipe. I found it a tad too salty, will probably make it with water instead of the wine next time to cut the sodium content. It was still really good.

Reviewed On: Mar. 16, 2009

I gave it four stars because I had to add a lot more spices to it because it was a little bland. I added a little more Chili Powder, a lot less paprika (not a fan), salt, pepper, garlic powder in addition to the cloves, and Italian Seasoning. At the end it still needed more salt. This reminded me of Gram's recipe, stick to your ribs and hearty. It brought me back.

Reviewed On: Mar. 6, 2009