Chili Recipes

This chili was filling, tasty and wholesome. Nothing is like a bowl of warm chili on a cold and snowy winter day.

Texas-style venison chili con carne with no beans, loaded with cumin, paprika, oregano, and pure chili powder. Lean, bold, and freezer-friendly wild game chili.

Louisiana-style crawfish chili with ground beef, bacon drippings, and a kick of cayenne. A bayou twist on classic chili that simmers low and slow until the crawfish meat surrenders to the broth.

Thick ground beef chili with kidney beans, stewed tomatoes, and green chiles, topped with fluffy sour cream dumplings cooked right on top. Comfort food that's a complete meal in one pot.

Texas venison chili browns cubed venison and beef, then simmers them with jalapenos, tomatoes and a masa harina thickener for deep, corn-rich body and real heat. A hearty wild-game chili with black beans.

Quick black bean chili with honey-roasted ham, sweet corn, broccoli, and tomato in a cumin-chili broth. Serve over rice with crusty sourdough on the side. Ready in 45 minutes.

C.V. Woods' legendary three-meat chili: chicken, pork, and flank steak slow-simmered with beer, green chilies, and Monterey Jack. Rests overnight for deep, layered heat.

Hearty vegetarian chili built on TVP, kidney beans, tomatoes, and green chiles. A high-fiber, low-fat one-pot meal seasoned with cumin, oregano, and chili powder. No meat, no soaking dried beans, ready in under an hour.

Texas-style green chile chili with bacon, beef, pork, and whole green chiles. Simmers for 2 hours until thick and smoky, finished with pinto beans.

Homemade hot dog chili sauce with ground beef, yellow mustard, ketchup, onions, and chili powder. A smooth, saucy topping that simmers for an hour and tastes like the real ballpark stuff.

Vegetarian kidney bean and corn chili thickened with mashed beans and tomato paste. A hearty, no-meat chili with cumin, oregano, and chili powder ready in one hour.

Black bean chili built on two meats: cubed stewing beef and pork shoulder browned with onions, peppers and jalapeños, then simmered with tomatoes, cumin and a splash of red wine. Thick, smoky, deeply savory.

Budget turkey chili: lean ground turkey, kidney beans, tomato paste, and pantry spices simmered into a thick, no-fat-fry chili. High-protein, wallet-friendly weeknight dinner.

Bert Greene's peppered chili layers ground beef and beef shoulder strips with three different chiles (mild ground, caribe, fresh serrano). Slow-baked three hours with red wine, fresh tomatoes, and herbs. Kidney beans go in last. A serious cook's chili.

Cincinnati 5-way chili: cinnamon and allspice-spiced beef chili ladled over vermicelli, then crowned with beans, onions, and cheddar. Greek-influenced Midwestern original.

Italian chili with ground beef, pepperoni, kidney beans, mushrooms, and crushed tomatoes in Italian seasoning. A pizza-meets-chili mashup for the stovetop or crock pot.