Weird Spaghetti

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This is outstanding! I was a little hesitant because I haven't cooked with this combination of spices, but there was no need. Fantastic. Savory and sweet and delicious. My husband loved it and said he could eat this weekly. It's actually pretty versatile, too. I'm going to make a big batch of the chili part, freeze it, and use it as a base for shepherd's pie, pot pies, and chili stuffed potatoes. The only thing I changed was to reduce the cloves by half, and next time I'll take the advice on here and reduce it even more.

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I go with Guy on many, many of his recipes. The Guy version of a Cinci chile was a great effort and worked with one exception. Give up the clove. Overbearing and essentially killed the dish.

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The taste was great, but it came out runny. I probably should have added some flour, but I kept holding out hoping it would thicken on its own. Next time I'll know what to do. I didn't use any clove, instead I added some cayenne pepper (we love the heat!. I probably will pull back a little on the cinnamon to maybe 2 tsp instead of 2 1/2 tsp. Great meal and reminded me of Bob's Big Boy's Chili Spaghetti.

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I haven't made this yet, but I do plan on it. I have never had Cincy Chili so I'm not sure what to expect. I am not fan of cloves though, so when I do I make it, I'll probably substitute cloves with chili powder or maybe even a little paprika. The beauty of cooking is that you don't have to follow the exact guidelines of a recipe. You have the freedom to tinker with it and make it your own. I'm more like Rachael Ray, so instead of really measuring, I just "palm" my measurements and adjust them to my liking. I think with the reviews and my personal preferences, I may be able to pull this one off. I will come back and update.

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If ur from Cincy, WE LOVE OUR CHILI!(I fancy Gold Star Cincy Chili isn't what "outsiders" expect it to be! My stepdad was in the navy. We had fam & friends mail us cincy chili. Everyone living on bases came from somewhere diff, tried, shared& fused foods &! FEASTS ON BASE! Our Cincy family introduced friends 2 our chili & loved it! Friends outside the base (w/out much "food exposure" didn't always care for it. I believe you MUST be from Cincinnati, military brat,open food lover, 2 truly enjoy Cincy Chili! Guy did WELL! Its Cincy chili w his unique twist! I AGREEanyone making this recipe lower clove count 2 desired liking. Still don't like? buy a can &/or seasoning packet of Gold Star, Skyline, Dixie (Cincinnatians have personal favorites2 Make our chili your OWN, play w it!Some ppl may also omit cocoa (more a Skyline thing & less a Gold Star thing Gave Guy 4 vs 5 cuz there was 2 much clove

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This was great. I cut the cloves to 1/2 t and used 2 T of everything else, WIll make again.

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Definitely agree to cut way back on the cloves. I used just shy of 1/2 tsp. I also went a little lite on the nutmeg. The family really liked this. The flavor reminds me of musaka, probably due to the cinnamon in it. I think the earlier reviews were overly harsh and most likely due to the error in the amount of cloves to add. Also, just by reading the recipe it is very clear that this is not really what most Americans think of as chilli. This is a good recipe to use on those days when you don't know what to make for dinner since the ingredients are always on hand.

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I can't wait to try this. I've been mindful of the reviews everyone has done, and I'll watch my clove content for sure. I may use a bit less nutmeg too, as that's not a flavor I'm very fond of, but I understand its importance in the full flavor profile of the chili. I will definitely re-review this once I get a shot at making it.

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My family loved the flavor profile of the beef but we all agreed that the pasta did not work for us. It just wasn't right. Maybe shells or penne would have been better. I only made half the recipe. Used 1 tsp of each spice except the cloves--used 1/2 tsp of clove. This beef reminded me of the ground beef at a local Mexican restaurant. I love their beef in tacos and tostadas--I might try that.

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Ok...This type of Chili is an acquired taste as others have said, as well as the fact that there's a typo about the amount of cloves, should have been 3/4 tsp (NOT 2 1/2 tsp.

FOR THOSE CRAVING AN EASY "SKYLINE CINCINNATI CHILE" FIX, DO WHAT I DO...BUY SOME "HORMEL" ORIGINAL NO BEAN CHILI, ADD FRESH GROUND NUTMEG (IMPORTANT THAT IT'S FRESH& A GOOD QUALITY CINNAMON (U CAN ALSO ADD A TOUCH OF COCOA POWDER IF DESIRED BUT U REALLY DON'T NEED IT. JUST KEEP ADDING CINNAMON(U NEED MUCH MORE OF THAT THAN NUTMEG & TASTING TILL U GET THE FLAVOR U WANT. I'M TELLING U IT'S SO CLOSE U WON'T BELIEVE IT. MAKE SURE U GET HORMEL BRAND NO BEAN CHILI B/C THE CHILI BASE FLAVOR & CONSISTENCY IS MUCH THE SAME AS SKYLINE CINCINNATI'S. GOOD LUCK & ENJOY.