Chili: Beans or No Beans?

Really. Any Texan worth their salt (or chili) wouldn't touch chili with beans.

 

If you are vegan like Batman Jones I guess it's o.k. to have beans with chili. (though I shudder to think of what a meatless chili would taste like.)

I put beans in chili at the end of a paycheck once to stretch it a little...but I felt like a heretic.

 

Chilli Beans >>>>

 

I posted this years ago, but it bears repeating:

Anyone who knows beans about chili knows chili ain't got no beans!

 

I personally like beans in my chili...Not a lot as I don't want it to mask over power the dish, but that's just me...but honestly, if it didn't have any, I'd be cool with it...

 

Look on the first page Fatty.

 

I've eaten chili with beans and crackers and I liked it. With no beans is good also. I like it hot!

 

Anyone have a good chili recipe? Nothing too complicated.

 

The World Champion from 1999 had a pretty simple recipe:

http://www.chilicookoff.com/Winner/WC_1999.asp

Zanjero Red Chili


Ingredients:
3 lbs Course Ground or Cubed Beef Roast
1 cup Onion
5 Pods Garlic
2 Ortega Chili Peppers
1 can Chicken Broth
1 can Beef Broth
1 can Tomato Sauce
10 Tbsp Chili Powder
1½ Tbsp Cumin
1 Tbsp Hot New Mexico Chili Powder

Instructions:
Sautee meat & onions in 1 tsp Wesson oil
Add to the chicken broth
Simmer 1 hour
Add:
1 can tomato sauce
Chili peppers
chili powders and cumin
Simmer 1 hour and Salt to taste

 

Simple yet marvelous.

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=1485241&postcount=2

 

man I was gonna make chili tonight but I am fresh outta onions.

Since I have to go to the store anyways I am thinking of adding some peppers, which peppers should I go for purely for taste and low on heat?

 

Pepperoncini and bell are low on heat.

Jalapeño peppers are so low on heat that when you add them to chili, it really doesn't make it that spicy if you don't add tons of them.