re: Good Chili Recipe.............

I agree with you Otis, the Mexene recipe is a great starting point. I would use additional chili powder, garlic, maybe coffee for some of the liquid and tighten with masa. Oh, and of course, beans.

Here's the recipe from the bottle (I also added it to the recipe thread):

Mexene Chili

1 lb Ground beef
3/4 c Chopped onion
1 Clove garlic minced
2 tb Mexene chili powder
1 tb Flour
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground cumin
1/2 ts Sugar
8 oz Tomato sauce
1 c Water


Instructions:

brown meat onion garlic together then drain excess fat. Stir in remaining ingredients mix well. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.