Do you put noodles (or pasta of any kind) in your chili? If so, where are you from?!
Thanks all!
I'll tell you where afterwards, and if I'm right that it's regional, first positive answer from that region gets BA.
Answers: I'm kinda testing a theory here -- I grew up thinking that elbow macaroni in chili was normal, and it turns out it isn't. I've been wondering this for years, and this is a great forum for finding out (I hope). My mom, the chili maker, isn't from " 'round here", so I'm wondering if it is a regional oddity from her childhood area.
Thanks all!
I'll tell you where afterwards, and if I'm right that it's regional, first positive answer from that region gets BA.
In most of the southwest, (at least in Az, where I grew up), and Texas and California, Chili is most often a red tomato based spicy sauce with meat, peppers onions and sometimes beans and cheese. We also have green chili, YUM! No pasta in either one.
In Wisconsin, we did have chilimac. In Ohio, the same thing was called "Johnny Marzetti" . Don't ask me why, but it was on my kids' school menu. In the area of PA where I used to own a small cafe, the locals call the exact same thing as above goulash. It has to be a regional thing.
smiles,
c.
yes, its called chili mac.............washington
Im pretty sure its big in Cincinnati Ohio area....they eat a lot of chili and mac up there. Its good too..
I like elbow macaroni with my chili. I'm from New York.
Here is an interesting article. It started in Cincinnati. You have to read it carefully to catch the chili on top of spaghetti, but when you get to the recipes you will see the phrase Chili Mac.
http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/chili...
In Cincinnati, I hear they season chili with cinnamon and serve it over spaghetti. You''d get stoned in Texas for that...LOL
A lot of folks in Tenn.... seem to put pasta in their chili. I lived in Chattanooga when I was growing up for a while and that is the way they did it...
But in the South,,,,you put meat and red beans....well some may put pinto beans,,but for the most part, The Gulf Coast uses red beans,,,because we have them left over from our Red Beans, smoked sausage, and rice,,,form earlier in the week.....just ran across this and think I will give it a try....it looks good, but it ain't Chili.
Quick Chili Pasta
8 oz. Medium Shells, Elbow Macaroni or other medium pasta shape, uncooked
1 small onion, peeled and finely diced
1 12-oz. can corn, drained
1 jalape?o, cored and thinly sliced
1 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 16-oz. can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 12-oz. jar salsa
1/2 cup shredded low-sodium Cheddar cheese
Prepare pasta according to package directions. While pasta is cooking, combine remaining ingredients in large pot and heat until onion is cooked.
When pasta is done, drain well. Transfer to a serving bowl. Add contents of pot and toss gently until well combined. Sprinkle Cheddar on top and serve immediately.
*May be frozen. To reheat, thaw completely and heat in large saucepan over medium-high heat until warmed through.
CHILI;A THICK SAUCE OF MEAT AND CHILIES.WHEN YOUR ADDING THE PASTA,IT BECOMES CHILI MAC.I THINK AN AMERICAN ORIGINAL.......LOL.I DON'T DO THE PASTA, SO.CALI
no i do not. i moved to indiana 12 years ago from texas. it is common for the hillbilly/inbred/rednecks to add noodles. great depression, no money, added noodles and potatos to make the meals last longer. in texas, you never see it done.
we had it all the time, It was called chili mac. we baked it with cheese
I don't know about the noodles in chili but when we lived on Guam, a military wife would always serve her chili over rice. She was from the south (had a southern accent) but I don't know which state.
I believe she did it to extend the amount of food she had so she could feed her family on less money. She also made a Hungarian Goulash with lots of things in it that you don't normally find in Goulash - it was very good anyway.
macaroni....indiana
No, just beans. ( I'm from So. CA) but I think there is a chili recipe calling for noodles. Not that any self respecting cowboy would claim knowledge of it. I don't believe noodles/pasta were staples out on the lone prairie, and you never saw John Wayne mixing up some spaghetti carbonera or Top Ramen over a mesquite fire. Besides, beans have lots of fiber and nutrients. Noodles are just carbs, which is why I love pasta any old way.
i have seen people who make white rice with chili. yuk.
I'm like you I thought every one ate macaroni in their chili. Well all I have to say is you should try it some time. Here in Oklahoma it's called Chili Mac.
I don't think you could find it on the menu in most restaurants but you can find it in some of the diners.Maby it goes back to the old saying you can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country
out of the boy.
yeah i do and it rocks
it's fairly normal definitely not an oddity
Yuck - NO!
I'm from the UK and we serve our Chilli with rice and pitta bread to mop up the juice
Lovely
Chilli with pasta must be an American thing - I've never heard of it before.
Doesn't the pasta go all soggy?