This was an EXACT match, it tastes EXACTLY the same as the one I bought in the can! I live in Texas now and can't get ahold of it anymore, but this is great!!!! I used 1 oz. of Chocolate instead of half.

Kroger grocery has canned Skyline Chili.

Not really commenting on flavor but skyline original chili does not contain beans. The beans are a condiment for the chili.

Agreed! No beans in Skyline chili! Kind of calls the authenticity of this recipe into question.

The recipe does call for beans if you are going to make conies, if you are going to make a 3 way 4 way etc... beans are not required

Mike, I certainly hope you are not a Cincinnati Native. I worked at skyline for 4 years, the chili used for the 3,4 & 5-ways is the exact same as that used on the coney's. Also it's never part of a cincinnati coney to have beans on it, although you would get an occasional request for it.

Alyssa, since you worked at Skyline Chili I have a question. It seems like the cans of Skyline Chili you buy in the store have shredded beef. Is this true? Did they use ground or shredded beef at the restaurant?

If you bought Skyline in a can, you bought processed meat that's been sitting in a can for God knows how long that was made by a third party. Neither Skyline nor Gold Star manufacture their own canned chili.

I worked at Skyline for 4 or 5 years and actually we tell our guest if they have any allergies not to eat the chili because NO ONE KNOWS THE ACTUAL recipe BUT THE FAMILY. Sorry guys. But this recipe is close to the taste and Alyssa and Jim are correct. NO BEANS IN THE CHILI AT ALL!!! You can ask for them to put the (RED BEANS) on it but is NOT made with it ^_^

I'd really be interested to know Alyssa's or Rachael's opinion on this, who worked at Skyline, but I think what really puts the recipe more "on the mark" than others I've tried is the ground clove in addition to the allspice and cinnamon. (I use Hershey's Cocoa powder and also add a couple of bay leaves.) I also don't recall there being chopped onions IN the chili, but lots on top on a 4-way with MOUNTAINS of the finest shredded cheddar! (Oh, a heck of a lot more than 4 drops of hot pepper sauce, but on top!). Enjoy!

Although I now live in Texas I grew up on Skyline four ways and a chili-cheese-mustard-onion coneys after the Madeira H.S. football games!

Just a comment from someone in Cincinnati - NEVER are beans part of the chili. You create a 2, 3, 4, or 5 way by adding spaghetti, cheese, onions, and beans to the chili, usually in that order. And the addition of chocolate is a question of those in a quest to get a true Cincinnati Skyline Chili. If chocolate was in the recipe Skyline would let everyone know because of so many people with allergies. Go ahead and use this recipe and enjoy a Cincinnati style chili. If you get to Cincinnati be sure to try the real thing.

Actually there is chocolate in their recipe

As a Cincy native, I really enjoy this recipe. The beans are definitely not part of the "original", but are a nice addition. This has a nice "Cincy" style flavor, definitely not an exact match, but definitely good!

Not a perfect match, but darn close. Mighty tasty. I upped the chili powder to 5 tablespoons and added more salt. We like 5-way anyway, so we mixed the beans in, but waited until the last 10 minutes to add them so they didn't dissolve.

I've tried about 50 recipes and this is closest but I did add 1 tablespoon of cumin and two bay leaves. Don't put beans in the sauce. Serve on top separately.

Looking so forward to making this. My mom and family are from Newport Kentucky and Grew up on Skyline. I have ate it since i was born and same with my 3yr old daughter LOVES IT! I hate buying it at the store only cause its so hard to find here in Florida. There is two Skyline chili restaurants located here in Florida but there like an 1-4hr drive NO THANK YOU! So happy I found this recipe! :)

Heather, I also live in Florida. I found frozen Skyline at Publix and Walmart.

I lived in the Cincinnati area years ago. Since moving away, I have been buying Skyline Chili in frozen or canned form whenever I can find it ever since (Kroger/Dillons carries it). I believe that I've been enjoying it for going on 30 years. Unless when making it, the sauce is simmered for a whole lot longer than 2-3 hours and the onions have completely dissolved into the chili, there are no onions in the recipe. There are definitely no beans in the recipe. I really don't know about the chocolate, but it's not a listed ingredient on their canned chili. When on a trip back to the area, I introduced a friend of mine from Mobile, Alabama to our tradition, he said he tasted ginger... and the local Skyline manager confirmed to us that the recipe did have ginger... I don't know if it's true, but take it for what it's worth.

Even though I always request them to hold the mustard, a true coney starts off with one of their small hot dogs and buns, with essentially two lines of mustard, one on each side of the hot dog. The chili is ladled over the top followed with the finely shredded cheddar cheese heaped on top. Then, the onions (if chosen). I've never heard of anyone adding beans to a coney, but hey, why not? They certainly do add beans, as an option, when the chili is served over spaghetti.

I live in Colorado now, so there is no skyline here. This recipe was exactly like the restaurant. Now all I need is a trip to King's Island!

You sometimes can find cans of Skyline at city market if you have one close by, at least in Vail, but never frozen. It can help if you are hardcore jonesing for Skyline, but I prefer the frozen if I can't get the real thing.

Girl after my own heart! I paid a lot to have Cincy Chili at Kings Island my last trip back home this year and it was worth it!

My house smells so Skyline today! I have this recipe cooking on the stove right now. I made two big pots, so I doubled the recipe. I thought 2 big onions was a bit much, so I only added one onion, but will provide freshly chopped onion at the table. I, too, added bay leaves and cumin. I forgot to buy the chocolate, but I had a Lindt bar of 85% dark chocolate so I broke off a piece and threw that in there. I have already tasted it and yessirree, that's Skyline alrighty. I will simmer this for at least 5 hours. Plenty to send home with family. Thanks for making this rainy day a whole lot brighter.

This recipe with no beans. Add one bay leaf, forget the all spice, and don't add the four drops of Tabasco. Perfect!

Just returned from trip to Cincy. Lived in Mt. Carmel in the 70's. First time back in 36 years. Had Skyline Chili twice during my visit, couldn't get enough. Found this recipe and decided to give it a try. Used cocoa in lieu of the chocolate squares. Other than that, I stuck to the recipe. While not exact, was pretty close. Will definitely use this recipe again.

I just had a bowl from Skyline about a week ago. (Living in Chicago, have extended family in Cincinnati).

I swear the people in the restaurant must have thought I was a fool! ***sniff, sniff... taste, taste... write, write***

I know for a fact I tasted ginger. I also tasted cinnamon, apple cider vinegar, bay leaves, allspice, cloves, and a hint of chocolate. I thought I tasted nutmeg or mace, as well, but I can't be sure.

This recipe got me pretty close to what I ate. I added a dash of ginger, though.

Somewhat close. May add another teaspoon or two of cinnamon. One of the more original Cincy chili recipes is "Emperess" which uses no chocolate but a lot more cinnamon. Emperess was a chili diner across from the old Bus station back int the forties. There were others but not as good. Skyline seemed to come after Emperess and then there was Gold Star Capitol, Camp Washington and sooooo many "others"