We love chili so much that we went out and found the 25 best chili recipes on the internet. From spicy chili to vegetarian chilis, we covered everything. There is sure to be a chili recipe here that you and everyone in your family will love!
Chili is a classic meal that is also very easy to make. Most recipes simply require tossing everything into a pot and cooking. Chili simmers and cooks, developing more and more flavors as it bubbles in the pot.
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A Chili Recipe for Everyone
There are a lot of ways that you can enjoy a good chili. You can scoop it straight out of a bowl with a spoon. You can pile chili on top of pasta and enjoy it like a sauce. You can even put chili onto bread and make it into a sandwich. The possibilities are endless.
If you are wondering what to eat with chili, you have a lot of options. Chili goes well with a lot of side dishes. You can pair chili with homemade crusty bread or a hearty brown rice mix. Green vegetables are always amazing next to warm chili. Once again, there are hundreds of ways to customize your chili meal.
Are you ready to start cooking a delicious chili? It sounds like the perfect meal to serve tonight for dinner! Take a look at these amazing chili recipes and choose which you want to make first.
1. Slow Cooker Chili
Making chili in a slow cooker is an easy, quick way to make a flavorful meal. Our recipe uses ground turkey rather than traditional beef. Feel free to use turkey, beef, or even ground chicken as the meat. This chili recipe also has chopped zucchini which adds a healthy vegetable to your meal. All you need to do is toss all the ingredients in the slow cooker and come back later to a perfectly cooked, flavorful chili dinner.
2. White Chicken Chili
White chicken chili will make you think of chili in a whole new way. Rather than rich ground beef, this recipe from The Recipe Critic features shredded chicken. White beans, green chilies, and garlic flavor the dish. Sour cream makes the chili extra creamy. There are no tomatoes in this chili, so it is a bright white color. Serve this chicken chili wrapped in a tortilla and squirted with some lime juice. This is definitely the juiciest chili I’ve ever had!
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3. Instant Pot Chicken Taco Chili
This chili recipe from Skinny Taste will show you how to quickly make a flavorful chicken chili. Using the Instant Pot helps cook the meal fast. The pressure cooking gives the chicken a rich depth of flavor and makes it very tender. Black beans, red kidney beans, corn, and a taco seasoning blend makes this chili have a Mexican flair. Sprinkle some shredded cheddar cheese over the taco chili and then scoop it with some tortilla chips.
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4. Smokey Steak Chili
You are going to love the smokey flavor of this steak chili from Chef in Training. The steak is first cooked on a grill or smoker to give it a rich flavor. Black beans, white beans, and red kidney beans are all added to the dish. Chili powder, black pepper, and cayenne pepper give the chili a nice spice. This chili recipe may take a little longer to prepare, but it is worth the effort.
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5. Chili Mac Casserole
Delicious chili and cheesy macaroni and cheese are combined to create one fantastic dish. Cooked pasta is tossed with homemade chili in this recipe from Cookies and Cups. Shredded cheese is added to the mix, and then everything is poured into a casserole dish. The chili casserole is baked until bubbling and then served. This is a meal that everyone in your family will adore. Who can resist a delicious, meaty mac and cheese?
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6. Pumpkin Chili
Adding pumpkin to chili gives the dish flavor, nutrition, and texture. Pumpkin has a wonderful fall flavor that goes well in chili. Pumpkin pairs with the spices in chili perfectly. Ground black pepper, cayenne pepper, and chili powder all give this chili recipe from The Kitchn a nice kick. As the pumpkin cooks, it becomes quite soft. This helps make the chili creamy and hearty. Pumpkin also adds a lot of vitamin C and minerals to the meal. Make this recipe on a chilly fall day, and it is sure to warm you right up.
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7. Slow Cooker Meatless Chili
If you are looking for a chili that does not have lean ground beef, chicken, or any other meat, look no further. This dish from 100 Days of Real Food is made with yellow onion, peppers, corn, diced tomatoes, and red kidney beans. Chili powder, cumin, salt, and cayenne pepper give the vegetarian chili flavor. All of the ingredients are mixed in a slow cooker, set to medium-high heat, and cooked. This is an easy chili recipe that is also quite healthy.
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8. Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Chili
Serious Eats makes one of the best chili recipes we have ever tried. The dried ancho chilies and dried New Mexico chilies are what makes it so fantastic. Dried chilies add an incredible, smokey flavor to the pork as it cooks. Slow cooking the chili lets the flavors develop naturally. Light brown sugar and a touch of unsweetened cocoa powder also add interest. This smokey, flavor-packed chili recipe is one you need to try.
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9. Buffalo Chicken Chili
Adding buffalo wing sauce to a bowl of chili is an amazing idea. This chili recipe from Simply Recipes will show you how to mix in your favorite spicy wing sauce. Fire-roasted tomatoes and spicy green chilies are mixed in the pot with the chicken stock. Ground cumin and chili powder give the dish a little more heat.
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10. Sweet Potato Chili
This meal from Cookie and Kate is vegetarian chili at its finest. Sweet potatoes, bell peppers, canned tomatoes, and beans make up the bulk of this dish. Lots of spices are blended in to make the chili flavorful and perfect. A touch of cinnamon complements the fall flavors of the sweet potato. Garnish the vegetarian chili with sour cream and some chopped green onions to make a picture-perfect meal.
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11. Baked Chili Cheese Dogs
This meal from Damn Delicious uses store-bought chili to top juicy hot dogs. Use your own homemade chili to make the meal even more fantastic. Place the hot dogs on the buns and top with juicy, meaty chili. Then, sprinkle the beef creation with some shredded cheese. Bake the chili dogs in the oven to have a bunch ready at once. The melty cheese and meaty mix are delicious on top of a soft hot dog bun.
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12. Black Bean Chili
You will be surprised how dark and luscious this black bean chili looks. This recipe from Gimme Some Oven blends black beans with onions, garlic, and salsa verde. Top the dark chili with fresh green avocado and sour cream. This vegetarian dish is the perfect, meat-free recipe to add to our list of 25 best chili recipes.
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13. Quinoa Chili
Quinoa chili is full of hearty, nutritious grains. Quinoa is loaded with natural vegetarian protein and also tons of vitamins and minerals. Cooked quinoa gives the chili a wonderful texture. Corn, beans, and avocado add even more bulk to this recipe from Cooking Classy. Tomato juice makes the meal juicy and slightly tangy as well. If you want the best chili for a vegetarian, give this recipe a try!
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14. Chicken Cream Cheese Chili
If you like creamy, juicy chili, then this recipe from Natasha’s Kitchen is for you! This white chicken chili is made using the crockpot. The ingredients cook for 6 hours. The chicken will easily fall apart after slowly cooking in the blend of spices and broth. Ranch seasoning and cream cheese are added to the chili giving it a unique flavor. Serve this cream cheese chicken chili as a dip or as a full meal.
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15. Chorizo Sweet Potato Chili
Smokey Mexican chorizo is the main meat in this recipe from Budget Bytes. The rest of the ingredients are traditional, classic things you find in most chili recipes. It is the chorizo that sets this dish apart. Chorizo has a rich, spicy flavor all its own. Tomato paste, beans, and sweet potatoes are mixed into the pot with a variety of spices. The chili is cooked for 30 minutes and then ready to enjoy!
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16. Sunday Chili
This classic recipe from Pinch of Yum is everything you want in a bowl of warm chili. It is made with traditional chili ingredients like yellow onions, carrots, and garlic. This recipe cooks on the stove for several hours. Stirring occasionally is all you need to do!
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17. Whole 30 Chili
If you are following a Whole 30 diet, this recipe from Well Plated By Erin is great. It is high in fiber and made with lean meat. Pumpkin puree makes the chili thick and hearty. It also adds another vegetable to the bowl. Fire-roasted diced tomatoes make the bowl complete. Try one of the many topping suggestions that also are in line with the Whole 30 diet.
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18. Texas No Beans Chili
Almost all chili recipes have beans. If you are on a low-carb diet or just don’t like beans, this can be a problem. Luckily, this no bean chili recipe from Diethood is incredible. Ground beef, peppers, and onions make up the bulk of this meal. Adding 1 teaspoon of paprika sure makes the chili smokey! This dish is gluten-free, low carb, freezer-friendly, and made in one pot.
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19. Spicy Chili
This dish from Tastes Better From Scratch is the perfect match for those of us who like a little bit of heat. Jalapeno peppers are mixed into the bowl, which gives the dish a lot of spice. The chili is also made using spicy V8 juice rather than tomato sauce. This adds another layer of heat. All spice lovers will definitely think this is the best chili ever.
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20. Texas Beef Chili
Texas beef chili is also called chile con carne. It is a classic southern-style meal. This dish from Once Upon a Chef is made using beef chuck instead of ground beef. Crispy bacon is also mixed into the pan. The beef cooks for hours and absorbs all the flavors from the spices. This great recipe gives you a new take on chili that you are sure to love.
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21. Slow Cooker Lentil Chili
You are going to love this great chili from Skinny Ms. The meal is plant-based, dairy-free, and also gluten-free. Red lentils add brilliant color to the plate. The whole meal can be made in the slow cooker. Scoop the chili right out of the slow cooker and onto your plate. Enjoy it while it is warm! Sprinkle a little hot sauce over your plate to add even more heat.
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22. Slow Cooker Healthy Turkey Chili
This dish has it all. It is lower in saturated fat since it is made with turkey instead of beef. It has nutritious quinoa grains mixed in. All of the ingredients are mixed into a slow cooker. The machine will cook it for you! It takes very little effort to make this chili from Foodie Crush but the end result is amazing.
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23. Vegetarian Black Bean Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
Turn your chili into a whole new meal. Rather than serve your chili on top of pasta or rice, scoop it into a roasted sweet potato. The sweet potato will taste fantastic with the juicy chili. Add some shredded cheese to the top of the potatoes for an extra, delicious ingredient. Use this recipe from Ambitious Kitchen as your guide.
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24. Chili Verde
Chili Verde is a much lighter version of chili. It is made with pork rather than beef. Cook the pork tenderloin with enchilada sauce, spices, and spicy chili peppers. This Mexican dish from Jo Cooks is really amazing and easy to put together. You can be eating chili in about 30 minutes!
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25. Cinnamon Black Bean Chili
This dish from Averie Cooks has a unique spice that you may not find in other chili recipes- cinnamon! The rich, sweet heat from the cinnamon gives this chili a wonderful, exciting taste. If you are looking for a new take on a traditional dish, give this recipe a try!
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Ground Beef Chili, Slow Cooker, and More!
From traditional beef chili to low-fat chili options, we think that we have found them all! The only question now is which recipes to cook first.
Let us know which one of the 25 best chili recipes you like the most. Which do you feel is really the best chili? Leave a comment below and tell us which one you love. There are a lot of options, so you better head to the kitchen and start cooking. Everything else can wait. It’s time to make chili! Enjoy.
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