563 chili powder recipes

Packaged in attractive containers, these spicy nuts make delightful small gifts.

Aunt Lucille's tamale pie with ground beef, cornmeal, canned corn, and chili powder baked until golden. A dump-and-stir casserole with a spicy tomato-butter sauce on top.

Fried chicken breasts rubbed in ancho peppers: chicken slathered in a rich ancho chile paste, then dredged in a chili-spiked cornmeal coating for a shatteringly crisp, Southwestern-spiced crust. A bold twist on classic fried chicken.

Wild Card chili stirs molasses into a beef-and-bean chili with red beans, refried beans and chili powder. The molasses is the wild card. A 1-hour weeknight pot.

Old Ebbitt Grill's white bean chili: tender navy beans simmered with peppers, cumin and chili powder, topped with thinly sliced spice-rubbed roasted chicken, salsa, sour cream and cilantro. A copycat of the DC landmark's signature bowl.

Taco lentils simmer green lentils until tender, then bake them in a smoky pureed ancho chile and tomato sauce spiced with cumin and chili. A high-protein, high-fiber vegan stand-in for taco meat.

Texas-style no-bean chili with coarse ground beef and suet, loaded with chili powder, cumin, and cayenne. A purist's bowl of red with no tomatoes, no beans, just meat and spice.

Homemade refried beans with cheese made from pinto beans mashed with sauteed onion, garlic, and chili powder. Topped with melted cheddar for a creamy, flavorful Mexican side dish.

Walt Disney's personal chili recipe with dried pinto beans, ground beef, tomatoes, and a spicier variation. Slow-simmered from scratch, straight from Mickey's Gourmet Cookbook.

Pozole is a New Mexican holiday stew of pork shoulder simmered until tender with hominy and mild chili powder. The long cooking produces a rich broth and meat that falls into silky shreds. Serve it with warm corn tortillas for Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve.

Simple beer chili with chili meat, canned tomatoes, cumin, and chili powder simmered low and slow for up to 2 hours. No-bean, no-fuss, just meat and spice.

A succulent dish that can easily be made with a crockpot while you're helping the kids with their homework.

Slow cooker chipotle beef chili with pinto and black beans simmered 12 hours in a crock pot. Smoky chipotles blended with onion and garlic give this all-day chili serious depth.

House Park beans are Texas-style pinto beans slow-boiled with chili powder, garlic, and a touch of sugar. No soaking, no meat, just simple seasoned pintos cooked low and long.

Chhole alu: North Indian chickpeas and potatoes in a tangy-spicy gravy with jaggery, tamarind, garam masala, and green chiles. A Punjabi street-food classic made vegetarian and satisfying.

Bonchi is a quick Sri Lankan curried beans dish simmered in coconut milk with cumin, turmeric, curry leaves, and fresh chilies. A simple vegetarian side ready in 40 minutes.