Italian-Style Chili

I read the first most helpful review before making this and decided to stop right there and make as written. Glad I did. While I love me some Italian sausage, replacing it for the ground beef would have been overkill. I made as written minus the full amount of sugar and this was excellent. Definite chili and not a sauce as others mentioned (read the reviews after I made it). I would actually add more liquid and make it a soup next time. Didn’t love the texture of the pepperoni in the finished product but overall a good soup/chili and one I would make again.

I added cooked rice.

Keeping a Kosher kitchen, and wanting it to be a little healthier, I used 1 lb of ground turkey in place of beef, low sodium marinara sauce in place of 3 cheese sauce and 6 ounces of sliced, fresh mushrooms in place of canned mushrooms, 1 tsp beef boullion powder + 1 Tbsp worcestershire sauce in place of 1 Tbsp beef bouillion, and 3 oz sliced and chopped Kosher Kielbassa (meal mart brand) in place of pepperoni, I was also mindufl to purchase reduced sodium canned kidney beans. I omitted the cheese garnish and garnished instead with scallions and diced red and white onions. I found that these changes reduced the fat and sodium content of the dish considerably. The flavor was still amazing.

Changed a few things instead of water being it’s Italian I use 1 1/2 cups burgundy yum white kidney beans. Cumin extra chili powder crushed red pepper. Hot Italian sausage turned out absolutely awesome took first place in VFW chili cook off.

I left out the pepperoni and mushrooms. In doubling the recipe, I added sausage with the beef and both black and red kidney beans.

I haven’t written a review in a LONG time, but felt I had to with this one. On paper it just doesn’t look very good but it’s awesome! Never would have made this if I didn’t have some opened (but just a small amount used) spaghetti sauce in the fridge (the tomato and basil variety btw). I did substitute a can of black beans for the kidney because that’s all I had. Also added a teaspoon of salt. Otherwise, I left things alone and was thoroughly impressed by how good it was. I haven’t been this surprised by a recipe in quite some time. Love it!

Just cause you add beans, don’t call this chili. Drop the beans and call it spaghetti sauce. I added hot italian sausage, green peppers and jalapenos. Very good sauce…but not chili. Drop the beans, add garlic and all the rest and cook noodles.

Added fresh mushrooms and no water. Next time I’ll double the chilli. Make sure to get the right pasta sauce, I used a mushroom sauce, not as good

This is my very favorite chili recipe ever! Last night for the first time I made it with leftover homemade spaghetti sauce and it turned out great as well! Just an all around wonderful recipe. 🙂

Different and very good, will make again!

This is FABULOUS! I made it once as no bean chili and once I served it over spaghetti noodles. Both times it was devoured by my family. I do add a little extra chili powder (and even some pureed yellow peppers when I have them), and I leave out the mushrooms as well. Easy to make and delicious. 🙂

I made this with Boca veggie crumbles and added a can of great northern beans too. I used Barilla sweet pepper tomato sauce. Topped with Parmesan & cheddar. It was awesome!

I made this one night when I had some ground beef and spaghetti sauce to use but didn’t want to make pasta. I made a number of changes (added fresh chopped green pepper and mushrooms, omitted the pepperoni and bouillon as well as the canned mushrooms, and spiced it to taste) but the basic recipe is a very good one and my family really enjoyed it. In fact, they have asked for it again! Also, I found it really did not need the water, but perhaps we enjoy our chili thicker than others.

When I tasted this on the stove I wasn’t sure I was even going to be able to eat it, but it does get better the longer it cooks. The cheese really helps also, even though the recipe forgets to tell you to add it. This would be a lot better without the sugar, because spaghetti sauce already has sugar in it, so this became way too sweet for our tastes.

My daughter and I loved this chili. I doubled the recipe and the only change I made was to use 1 pd ground beef and 1 pd spicy sausage. I cooked in a crockpot for a few hours. Definitely will make again.

I came across this recipe when I was looking for something to do with extra spaghetti sauce. I left out the ground beef and used dehydrated minced onion, so used a lot less, but otherwise tried to keep it the same ingredients. This is quite good, and so easy. I sliced up the pepperoni and fried it briefly to get rid of a lot of the grease; I’d definitely recommend that! Otherwise, it would’ve been too much grease in this. Overall, a nice, different chili that’s great for a winter night with sandwiches or just bread. Thanks for the recipe!

I love this! I added 3 cloves of garlic and used diced pepperoni. It’s definitely different from a typical chili which I love – it means I can make both without chili overload.

Very good. I had to leave out the pepperoni because I didn’t have it. I used 2 TB taco seasoning instead of the chili powder for more flavor. I will probably try this again with italian sausage and pepperoni and the taco seasoning. Another great recipe to jazz up dollar store spaghetti sauce.

Excellent! Easy to make and very tasty. To suit our personal tastes, I added some green bell pepper, garlic and extra chili powder. Thanks for sharing!

It was ok for something different but I have to agree with the lady who said it was more like a spaghetti sauce not like a chili. I will try like her and serve over noodles next time.

I made this for a chili cook off and got 2nd place for Most Original! I love it!