Chili Makin’ - Beans or No?

[cnelk]

Almost chili making season and was wondering the consensus of beans or no beans in your chili?

If yes to beans, what kind?

 

[street]

Dark red kidney only for me

 

[ddavis_1313]

Absolutely not!


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[Werty]

Depends if I'm sharing a tent. Dark red kidney beans.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

1 can Bush's chili beans (kidney) + 1 can Rotel chili fixin's + 1 can Rotel diced tomatoes with chiles + 1 lb ground venison

Hot versions of the beans and diced tomatoes/chiles if I'm cooking for myself, mild versions if serving to others.

 

[Mosby]

Beans are a must IMO. My recipe for deer or elk camp chili:

-1 lb of ground elk meat
- two cans of dark red kidney beans
- 1 can of ro-tel
- 1 can of chili ready diced tomatoes
- 1 can of mexican style stewed tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are high in antioxidants and flavor and beans add protein and fiber.

 

[Brando]

Black beans...

 

[EastHumboldt]

Pinto

 

[HoneyDew]

Red kidney and black beans

 

[jhm2023]

I prefer great northern beans when I make chili and pintos are my second choice. Just finished a bowl of black bear chili with great northerns and loaded up with sautéed onions and peppers.

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[Agross]

Was just telling my kids last night , it’s about time for a batch of chili. It isn’t chili if there isn’t beans in it! I do a can of brooks hot chili beans and a can of brooks mild chili beans in each batch. I make a pretty big batch when I do it. Brooks is the only way to go.

 

[TN2shot07]

Can’t have chili without beans! If I’m making a batch to freeze I don’t add the beans until thawed and warming it up.

I’ll use a mix of dark red kidney, chili, and black beans depending on how much I’m making.

 

[TN VOL]

Can’t have chili without beans!

Agreed! I use equal parts dark red and light kidney beans.

 

[Boarmaster]

I like it both ways. I recognize there are a lot of different kinds of chili just
like there are different kinds of stews.

 

[Desk Jockey]

Agree on both.

I like a bean based chili the for must occasions. A great hearty winter meal.

no bean chili is a whole other thing.

i think the first time I had it was driving across country at a gas station / diner in a cross Road Town in New Mexico. I still remember that meal. me and my crock pot have been chasing that taste for 30 years.

 

[browning2480]

Wouldn’t a Chili without beans be a soup or stew?

 

[Drenalin]

For venison chili, I like one can of black beans + one can of dark kidney beans. I'm closer to a ratio of about 1 pound of meat to one can of beans.

 

[xcutter]

Got to have beans. Dark Red Kidney Beans. I rinse them in a cauldron with cold water before adding them to the chili though.

 

[Billy Goat]

True chili has no beans. Beans just been getting added as a substitute instead of more meat.


But I tend to prefer a few beans in my chili. Hotdog chili tho I definitely go no beans.

 

[CJF]

Of course beans. Unless the primary function of said chili is to go on top of Frito pie or a chili dog....then it is acceptable to go either way.