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I made chili for the 1st time I think it turned out well, thoughts?

Recipe (at current size feeds damb near 12 maybe more scale to needs)
1) prepare base
>2 bottles v8 vegetable juice on a simmer
>mix in chili seasoning
>mix in 1 diced onion
>mix in 2 jalapenos cut in large peices (seeds optional)
>2 cans chili beans (or can of kidney beans and can of red beans)
>1-2 cans black beans to taste
>let simmer while preparing other ingredients stir occasionally
2) prepare meat
>brown about 2 lbs ground beef (about size of a full modest pan)
>mix meat into base
>stir occasionally
3) noodles, 2 boxes
>under large elbow noodles by a minute-ish
>rinse under cold water mix into base
> stir occasionally
> let sit 15 minutes minimum, noodles soak up base
> let sit until ideal temp