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happybird

(4,974 posts) Tue Sep 17, 2024, 08:59 PM Sep 17

Do you make your chili with or without beans? [View all]

A good friend and I argue every time the topic of chili comes up. I am firmly in the bean camp, he is just as firmly anti-bean. Making a pot now, and while straining the light red kidney beans and black beans, I wondered about the opinions of my DU family, and also any “secret ingredients” you may add.

Chili: Beans or No Beans?

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Do you make your chili with or without beans? [View all] happybird Sep 17 OP

its good with bacon and or beans nt msongs Sep 17 #1

Never have tried bacon in there... happybird Sep 17 #21

You should. It's excellent. Mr.Bill Sep 19 #62

With... Sane1 Sep 17 #2

extra beans crud Sep 17 #3

Loooove bacon! happybird Sep 17 #22

I hate beans and thought I was the only one who made chili without them. :-) spooky3 Sep 17 #4

With dweller Sep 17 #5

Light, dark, & black beans SheltieLover Sep 17 #6

Yes Duncanpup Sep 17 #10

Beans: with chili, not in it. DinahMoeHum Sep 17 #7

With. Floyd R. Turbo Sep 17 #8

When I used to make chili, KarenS Sep 17 #9

With--they make it "healthy" no matter what else you add. hlthe2b Sep 17 #11

No beans LiberalLoner Sep 17 #12

Plate Chili EarthAbides Sep 17 #13

I use taco seasoning in mine :) happybird Sep 17 #20

i do 2 versions built on my paternal grandma's. my aunt is allergic to beans. pansypoo53219 Sep 17 #14

I love black beans! happybird Sep 17 #30

my grandma made hers w/ kidney beans, pasta + potatoes. i don't like mixing taters + pasta. my other aunt is not a bean pansypoo53219 Sep 18 #42

Beans! sorcrow Sep 17 #15

That's a nice memory :) happybird Sep 17 #23

With Freethinker65 Sep 17 #16

With MiKenMi33 Sep 17 #17

With ,,,, Sam Arnold's "Historic Jailhouse Chili" Hotler Sep 17 #18

That sounds wonderful! happybird Sep 17 #25

With beans subterranean Sep 17 #19

I make both kinds chowmama Sep 17 #24

omg, pineapple?!? happybird Sep 17 #26

College cooking on a budget, what can I say? chowmama Sep 17 #28

The Southwest style is more like a gravy or carne guisada, served on top of corn bread etc. LeftInTX Sep 19 #49

Usually w/dark/light kidney beans and multicolored peppers, mushrooms, sweet onion, fire-roasted diced tomatos, spices - Backseat Driver Sep 17 #27

I use ranch style beans and ground turkey, Rotel tomatoes, Ilsa Sep 17 #29

I loads thems beans right up. magicarpet Sep 17 #31

mostly beans DBoon Sep 17 #32

If no beans what, then? Not chili. An omelette? question everything Sep 17 #33

No Gaytano70 Sep 19 #55

I like the beans BlueKota Sep 17 #34

Yes. diane in sf Sep 17 #35

Beans, of course rocketdem1964 Sep 17 #36

No... Mark.b2 Sep 17 #37

Lentils Zambero Sep 17 #38

Mild. With. Secret ingredient: Can. UTUSN Sep 18 #39

Yeah Figarosmom Sep 18 #40

Definitely no beans. LoisB Sep 18 #41

gound beef( wheres the beef)? boil in a bag rice an frozen mixed veggies for a rounded meal :) AllaN01Bear Sep 18 #43

I make my chili with a pan and a can opener. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 18 #44

make? Skittles Sep 18 #45

With beans. Paladin Sep 18 #46

With beans because I usually make Luciferous Sep 18 #47

With ProfessorGAC Sep 18 #48

My favorite chili recipe calls for black beans & red kidney beans. Dulcinea Sep 19 #50

Definitely without!!! lkinwi Sep 19 #51

beans roomtomove Sep 19 #52

Amen! happybird Sep 19 #59

Beans until the next time because my new girlfriend can't eat beans. Not a lot anyway. Or I make a side-batch brewens Sep 19 #53

No beans Gaytano70 Sep 19 #54

Beans yes Redleg Sep 19 #56

Beenz Pleeze NBachers Sep 19 #57

My mom added spaghetti to the chili. fargone Sep 19 #58

A restaurant chain called Bob's Big Boy on the west coast had that on their menu. Mr.Bill Sep 19 #63

Black beans only GPV Sep 19 #60

No beans LetMyPeopleVote Sep 19 #61

With. Beans are the best part of chili. AnnaLee Sep 19 #64

Beans beemerphill Sep 19 #65