Grammy's Kitchen · Chili · Skyline Chili (Cincinnati Chili)
One of 163 chili recipes we measured
from www.budgetbytes.com
It ranks #1 of 163 for gravy quality among the chili recipes we compared. 4 cooks on www.budgetbytes.com rate it 4.8★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 163.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 174% | 23% |
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 59% | 16% |
| acid | 2% | 0% |
| sweetener | 1% | 0% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 58% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 170 g | 6 Tbsp tomato paste (divided, (6 oz. can) $0.86) |
| 1183 g | 5 cups cold water ($0.00) |
| 454 g | 1 lb. ground beef (80/20, $5.94) |
| 150 g | 1 medium onion (finely chopped, (1 cup, 150g), $0.70) |
| 9 g | 3 garlic cloves (minced, (1 Tbsp) $0.21) |
| 16 g | 2 Tbsp chili powder ($0.16*) |
| 3 g | 1 tsp ground cinnamon ($0.06) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp ground allspice ($0.04) |
| 1/4 tsp ground cloves ($0.02) | |
| 1 g | 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper ($0.04**) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp ground cumin ($0.04) |
| 2 g | 1 tsp smoked paprika ($0.08) |
| 1 g | 1 tsp dried oregano ($0.04) |
| 6 g | 1 tsp salt ($0.04***) |
| 1 g | 1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked, $0.08) |
| 15 g | 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar ($0.04) |
| 5 g | 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce ($0.02) |
| 7 g | 1 tsp molasses ($0.06 ) |
| 454 g | 1 lb. spaghetti (uncooked, $0.98) |
| 227 g | 8 oz. mild cheddar cheese (finely shredded, $1.94****) |
| 75 g | 1/2 cup white onion (finely diced, (75g) $0.35) |
Method: 7 steps, published by www.budgetbytes.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I also doubled this recipe and it came out quite thin. Got it balanced out to a nice simmer and let it sit for 1.5 hours, and even cranked the heat up to high in an attempt to thicken it up. I ran out of patience and doubled up on the primary seasoning and use” — a cook, 4★
“Thanks for the idea of mixing tomato paste/pasta water with the noodles! I doubled this recipe right from the beginning knowing it was gonna be a hit with my family. (We are Ohioans and love Skyline Chili.) Because I doubled it, we had leftovers - LOVE that. T” — a cook, 5★