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Chili Recipes!

Posted by Elise on Jan 17, 2008

Filed under Recipe Collections, Seasonal Favorites: Winter

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It's that time of year again, bone chilling weather and NFL playoffs. The perfect time for steamy hot and hearty chili. Whether you like your chili with beans or without, with turkey, chicken, ground beef or chuck, scorchingly hot or mild, a big bowl of chili is wonderfully satisfying on a cold winter day. Here's a list of chili recipes on Simply Recipes:

And here are some wonderful chili recipes on favorite food blogs from around the web:

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Hint: If you find yourself trying to eat chili that is just too spicy hot, you can cool it off a bit with some sour cream or avocados. The fat molecules in cream and avocados absorb the capsaicin that is responsible for the spicy burning sensation of hot chilis. Chili is great on its own or served with rice or with some good Southern corn bread. Do you have a favorite cold-weather chili recipe? If so please let us know about it in the comments.

Indexed: Chili, Super Bowl

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26 Comments

MMmmm. You've inspired me. I've added chili and cornbread to our menu for next week. The pics and links are very helpful!

Posted by: Michelle Dawn on January 15, 2008 1:22 AM

I've been using the one posted below for quite some time, and with great success. Very complex flavors, including coffee, cocoa and beer. Better if prepared a day in advance. I use half the beans, sugar and hot peppers called for (people can can always add more later if they like their chili "bean-ier", sweeter or hotter).

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Chili-I-2/Detail.aspx


Posted by: jonathan on January 15, 2008 4:47 AM

I have a few favorites -- lately tending towards white beans, chicken, anything that's not red -- but the absolute favorite in our family is one that is very much the opposite. It's a black bean vegetarian chili, more on the sweet side, though it can definitely be "heated" up. I posted the recipe here:
http://www.theperfectpantry.com/2006/09/black_beans_can.html

Posted by: lydia on January 15, 2008 5:12 AM

We just made this recipe from Everyday Food (yes, Martha Stewart). It was really easy and super-tasty. You can vary the heat however you want. Used 1 big can of tomatoes and 1 big can of beans instead of two small, worked fine. Added some pickled jalapenos on top and went to town. Tonight, chili nachos with the leftovers. YUM.

Posted by: LDubs on January 15, 2008 6:23 AM

I'm definitely going to have to try one of these this weekend. Hard to chose which one! All look delicious. One thing I've been doing lately thanks to Emeril), is mixing a a scoop of cornmeal and water to make a paste, then adding it to my chili during the last 20 minutes are so. Helps thicken the sauce and gives it the slightest corn taste.

Posted by: Malinda on January 15, 2008 6:41 AM

I have this major problem with chili, which is that my boyfriend always orders it and I always just *assume* that it's vegetarian, and always ask him for a taste, and am regularly stunned to find my mouth suddenly full of beef. I need to get it into my head that chili is not all vegetarian!

Posted by: katy on January 15, 2008 6:49 AM

So funny. I just did a chili search on your site yesterday. I'm going to have a chili bar for my kid's first birthday: a couple kinds of chili, lots of toppings and accompaniments. I think it will be a good time for the grown-ups.

Your Chili Con Carne is my favorite. It's already on the menu. Thanks so much!

Posted by: Meredith on January 15, 2008 7:35 AM

Love the chili con carne recipe that you have posted. Winter is definitely the time for chili and football.

Posted by: FZQ on January 15, 2008 7:55 AM

Oh yes- it is chili weather! Thanks for the tasty recipes. And thanks, Elise, for including my Santa Fe Chicken Chili in your line-up.

Posted by: Karina on January 15, 2008 8:24 AM

What an inspiring collection of chili recipes --thanks, Elise! I continually tweak my own recipe, so these are great for exploring other ideas. As Jonathan pointed out above, chocolate definitely adds profundity to the mix. Some people give me a funny look when I mention it, but it's the one ingredient (of the many) I'm loathed to leave out.

Posted by: sairuh on January 15, 2008 9:53 AM

So funny that you posted chili recipes - I just made chili last night. One secret I've learned along the way is to add a smidge of cinnamon to the mix. I say smidge because I mean even less than a dash! Too much tastes very stange! It really enhances the flavor of the other spices though if you can get the right amount.

Posted by: Jennifer on January 15, 2008 11:36 AM

This is wonderful Elise! I can't wait to try out some of the recipes you posted as well as some of the links provided by the faithful audience that follows you.

Thanks,
Lollya

Posted by: lollya on January 15, 2008 11:48 AM

My husband and I had a chili cook-off for our birthdays a couple years ago (our b-days are one week apart). He won. He can't even make a grilled cheese but he can cook some good chili. He used ground buffalo and three kinds of chili powder. Your chile con carne recipe is making me want to challenge him to a rematch!

Posted by: Lacey on January 15, 2008 12:23 PM

I made the chili con carne on here once and loved it! I plan to make it again tonight but with some fresh antelope shanks I have.

Posted by: Garrett on January 15, 2008 12:36 PM

Posted by: matt on January 15, 2008 1:50 PM

Forgot to mention...

After researching chili cook-off recipe winners...Texas chili blogs...and all things "chili" over the last few years, I discovered one ingredient that 99% of the winners had in common - this amazing brand of chili powder called Gebhardt's. They don't offer it in the Northeast where I live, but thank goodness for relatives in Texas ;)

Yup - it's THAT good :)

http://www.amazon.com/Gebhardts-Chili-Powder/dp/B0001VS9YC

Thanks for the tip Jonathan! ~Elise

Posted by: jonathan on January 15, 2008 3:54 PM

It IS totally chili season. Your recipes are amazing!

I just did chili 2 ways in a slow cooker for a work lunch - A spicy chicken "white" chili with green chilis & peppers and a classic Texas red that I cheated a bit with and while there was no tomato I did use kidney beans. :)

I *heart* chili this time of year!

http://homecookkirsten.blogspot.com/2008/01/chili.html

Posted by: Kirsten on January 15, 2008 9:25 PM

White chili? Who knew? Although chili to me is classical New Mexican red or green, I still love to try other chili recipes. Thanks for the inspiration.

Posted by: Espahan on January 15, 2008 11:21 PM

My personal favorite is the Chili Con Carne.
The last time I ate it was...well...I can't remember, but it was way back.
Thanks for bringing up great memories!

Posted by: Maytal on January 16, 2008 1:14 AM

I love white chili. I had it for the first time at a restaurant (now long gone) called the Armadillo Cafe. Fortunately I have developed my own facsimile thereof. Looking forward to trying yours. My "go-to" chili recipe is on my blog here: http://cooking4theweek.blogspot.com/2007/03/chili-night.html.

Posted by: Mary on January 16, 2008 3:44 AM

I can totally vouch for Elise's vegetarian chilli - I make it monthly now and freeze it for weekday lunches. It's fantastic. :)
Another winner is this vege chilli made with kidney beans and beer:
http://www.veggiemealplans.com/index.php?view=article&id=496%3Ared-bean-and-lager-chili-whole-grain-bread-raw-veggies&Itemid=1&option=com_content

Posted by: Wendy on January 16, 2008 12:35 PM

Elise, thanks for including my white chili in this wonderful round-up! With the temperature supposed to hover near zero this weekend here in Chicago, I'll probably be making at least one of these great recipes. Or maybe I'll just cook up my traditional bowl of red.

Posted by: Terry B on January 16, 2008 1:38 PM

I rarely use a set recipe when I make chili. I kind of make it up as I go along. I always do use some kind of meat. Lately, I've been really liking it with ground buffalo meat. It really give the chili a deeper flavor. Sometimes, I throw in a shot of tequila. Other times, some really good unsweetened chocolate, and/or cinnamon. I always put in a little smoky chipotle chili powder too. Hmmm. I'm getting hungry!

Posted by: Susan on January 16, 2008 9:22 PM

A fabulous post, even by your standard.

But you fail to tell us: who are your picks for this weekend?

Posted by: DermDoc on January 17, 2008 6:53 AM

We love Cheese Soup and share it with our neighbors ALWAYS the first time we have snow. EASY! 2 cups each of carrots, celery, onions, cabbage, and potatoes (I get the carrots and celery cooking as I'm cutting up the other vegetables. I add potatoes last). 5 cups water. 4 chicken bouillon cubes (optional). 1 stick butter (optional). Cook until vegetables are tender. Add 12 ounces American cheese (or Velveeta) and allow to melt just before serving.

Posted by: Bookwoman8487 on January 19, 2008 8:42 AM

Great list of chilis! It makes me hungry!

I recently made a pumpkin chili with a pumpkin chili cupcake. It was something different and tasty.

http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2008/01/pumpkin-chili-with-abuelita-two-ways.html

Posted by: Stef on January 25, 2008 9:04 AM

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