Ingredients:

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 48 oz can tomato juice
• 2 (14.5 oz) cans diced tomatoes
• 2 cans chili beans, medium
• 1/4 cup “Bowl of Red” spice mix (or 1/4 cup of your favorite spicy spices)
• 1 “thumb height” of chili powder from 4.5-oz McCormick spice container
• 1 almost-pureed onion
• 1/2 large-tomato-juice-can of water
• 1/4 cup ketchup (optional – gives a richer, sweeter flavor and adds nice color)
• 2 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (do not double if doubling recipe)
• 1 coffee mug of broken dry spaghetti noodles, cooked

Brown beef and drain. Add everything else and simmer for at least an hour.

From the kitchen of: James Carriveau