Go Back
–+ servings
Cincinnati Chili

Cincinnati Chili

Print Recipe
This Cincinnati Chili is full of flavor and served over spaghetti - no beans allowed!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Chili Spaghetti, Weight Watchers, WW Chili
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Author Emily Bites

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp canola oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 medium green pepper seeded and chopped
  • 3 medium garlic cloves chopped
  • 4 oz can chopped green chilies
  • 6 Tbsp chili powder
  • 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp table salt
  • 1 pound uncooked 95% lean ground beef
  • 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup salsa mild, chunky
  • 8 oz canned tomato sauce
  • 4 cups cooked wheat spaghetti
  • 1/2 cups 2% shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook until softened, stirring occasionally, for 6 minutes. Add in the chiles, chili powder, cocoa, cumin, cinnamon, sugar, and salt. Stir to combine and cook about 1 minute. Add ground beef and cook, breaking it up with a spoon, until browned, about 8 minutes.
  • Add the tomatoes with their liquid, salsa and tomato sauce and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, covered, until the flavors blend and the chili thickens slightly, about 1 hour.
  • Serve layered with ½ cup of spaghetti at the bottom, a scant cup of chili over it and 1T of shredded cheddar cheese on top for each serving.

Notes

MyWW SmartPoints per serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
6 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Slightly adapted from weightwatchers.com