Pasta in chili? Oh my! I usually put pinto beans in mine, but also like it without the beans. Your taste for chili, and a lot of foods, kind of depends on where/how you grew up with it. I like itonly mildly hot, and withnot a lot of tomato taste to it. I tried a new recipe a few days agothat was pretty good.Saw an advertisement on TV totry Owens Hot Sausage. Used 1 lb sausage, 1lb of ground beef, and it was good. Also, used the Williams Chili packet seasoning mix.