Buh-bye, basic beans!
Give cold weather food a makeover with unorthodoxbut incrediblechili recipes featuring turkey, pumpkin, and even chocolate.
Plus, with vegan, vegetarian, paleo, and gluten-free options, even the pickiest eaters can partake.
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(Love your crockpot?
Get more use out of it with these Savory Slow Cooker Recipes.)
A fit-for-a-kingcrockpot chili from Half Baked Harvestthat’s well worth the six hours it takes to cook and simmer.
Half Baked Harvest
Buffalo sauce and blue cheese make this a vegetarian comfort food dish all your guests will enjoy.
With straightforward instructions, you’ll learn how to make chili in a cinch.
Slow-Cooker Pulled-Pork Chili with Cornbread Dumplings
Serious Eats knows how to make chili!
Half Baked Harvest
The aptly-namedDamn Delicious blog makes this chili disheasy to prepare in only 30 minutes.
Creamy White Chicken Chili
Consider thiswhite chicken chili from Serious Eatstraditional chili’s creamier cousin.
Triple Chocolate Beef and Bean Chili
Soup is obviously a warming food, but so is chocolate.
Naturally Ella
The blog even gives instructions for thinning out the dish for those who want a less hearty meal.
So if you love cheese, southwest and Mexican cuisine, consider this chili your new go-to comfort food.
Sprinkle on some cheese, sour cream, and/or tortilla chips to up that southwestern flair.
Jeanette’s Healthy Living
But Hatch chiles can be hard to find, making this dish extra special.
What’s Gaby Cooking
Serious Eats
Damn Delicious
Pixelated Crumb
Serious Eats
Yossy Arefi
Cookie and Kate
Pinch of Yum
Simply Scratch
Tiny Green Mom
The View from Great Island
Eat Yourself Skinny
