395 mexican chili recipes

There are many variations of classic Mexican tortilla soup. In this vegetarian version (feel free to substitute chicken for the tofu for a non-veg version) the rich broth is flavored with earthy ancho (New Mexican) chillies and made more filling by adding some kale that retains it's texture well in a hot soup.

Authentic Texas chili con carne with cubed beef (no beans), simmered in a paste of rehydrated ancho and pequin chiles. Slow-simmered for 90 minutes of deep, smoky heat.

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.

Cincinnati-style chili with cinnamon, allspice, and cumin served over vermicelli pasta with cheddar and raw onion. A slow-simmered, warmly spiced take on a Midwest classic.

Ground beef chili with kidney beans, crushed Roma tomatoes, Mexican stewed tomatoes, and vegetable juice. A straightforward, simmered-from-scratch weeknight chili.

Beef chili simmers ground beef with kidney beans, crushed Italian and Mexican stewed tomatoes, vegetable juice, onions, and chili powder. Easy crowd-pleasing weeknight chili recipe.

Carroll Shelby's legendary Texas chili with coarse-ground beef, beer, ground dried chiles, and Monterey Jack cheese melted right in. No beans, no apologies. Just bold, beefy heat simmered for 2.5 hours.

No-bean chili with cubed stewing beef and chorizo simmered in Mexican beer, tomato sauce, jalapenos, and cayenne. A meaty, slow-simmered Texas-style chili built for serious heat.

A fiery, no-bean red chili packing four meats (beef chuck, T-bone, Italian sausage, and armadillo), six kinds of peppers, bacon, and beer. Feeds a crowd of 15 with serious heat.

This is a Texas style red chili. Texas chili has no tomatoes but more importantly NO BEANS! Some of the ingredients I used, like the chocolate and the granulated chicken broth in lieu of salt, are non-traditional but I like the flavor it adds.

Capital punishment chili is a fiery Texas-style bowl of red: chunks of beef chuck and pork simmered low with beer, a mountain of chili powder and cumin, a touch of mole and masa harina. No beans, all bold.

Maverick chili stews beef brisket and pork neck bones with beer, strong coffee, chocolate syrup, and a dual-stage cumin hit. A bold Tex-Mex pot built for big crowds and big appetites.

Use this easy to make red chili gravy with enchiladas or with shredded or thinly sliced roast pork.

This recipe is a faily old (circa 1983) but reliable one, somwhere in between competition and eating and chili. It would be a good starter for any novice cook.

Authentic Texas border chili with coarsely ground beef shank, chorizo, fresh serranos, and toasted cumin seeds simmered 4 to 6 hours in pureed tomatoes and beer. No beans. No apologies. This is the real thing.

Artichoke chili dip with chopped artichoke hearts, Parmesan, canned green chilies, and mayonnaise baked until hot and bubbly. Four ingredients, 30 minutes, serve with tortilla chips.