Not My Mama's Chili Mac or Chili Three, Four or Five Ways

Step 1

Brown turkey over medium heat and crumble it as it cooks.

Step 2

Add onion and garlic and cook for about 2 minutes. Push to side and add chili powders, oregano, allspice, and paprika. Cook for a minute or so until spices are toasted. You will smell them.

Step 3

Add can of tomatoes, cocoa, onion soup mix, ketchup, mustard and Frank’s hot sauce. Let simmer a few minutes until liquid has disappeared by about half.

Step 4

Stir in can of beans. Now stir in water and let simmer about 10 minutes. It should still look like a thick gravy but not be so thick as to not have liquid. If you let it sit a bit too long and it gets too thick just add a little more water. It can take it!

Step 5

Mix ingredients together and shake or stir until sugar dissolves.

Step 6

Place a serving of pasta on a plate. Top with several spoonfuls of chili. Spread the chili with 1 T  of BBQ sauce or to taste.

Step 7

Top with some spoonfuls of diced onion and then the grated cheddar. Feel free to use the Parmesan out of a can. And just for good measure I topped my chili off with a few pepperoncini slices, but you could use jalapenos. If you like saltines-go for it!  Crumble a package of oyster crackers on top or some Saltines straight from the cellophane!