Chili....beans or no beans???

United States
April 20, 2022 10:21am CST
There were a few posts here yesterday about firing up the crockpot/slow cooker and making chili. Since I hadn't planned our dinner and it was raw and cold outside, chili sounded like perfection. I had all the ingredients except for a can of beans. I jumped on the chili idea and that's what we had for dinner. I added some shredded cheese, a dollop of sour cream and had some leftover cornbread my daughter in law brought for our Easter feast. I really didn't even miss the beans. So, beans or no beans with your chili?
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26 responses
Anna
@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
20 Apr 22
I always add beans to my chili, carne (meat) can be optional, not beans!
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
20 Apr 22
Right!
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
21 Apr 22
@marlina Meat without beans is not chili is an Italian Bolognese sauce.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
21 Apr 22
@LadyDuck Right!
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NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (119529)
• United States
20 Apr 22
Always beans
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
20 Apr 22
Yes, always beans.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (180399)
• United States
20 Apr 22
I always have beans in mine. It will still be cool tomorrow. That would be good if I can find a quick recipe I might make it.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
20 Apr 22
Beans here also
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Anne Marie Guyer
@LeaPea2417 (37350)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 Apr 22
I like chili with beans.
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Marlina
@marlina (154131)
• Canada
20 Apr 22
How can a chili be a chili without beans?
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471294)
• Switzerland
21 Apr 22
@marlina May be chili con carne is intended to be only meat and chili peppers without beans. It is a spicy stew, not a real Mexican chili.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
20 Apr 22
Most of the time no beans, but not every time.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (47265)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
20 Apr 22
Whatever's going, but adding beans makes the chili go farther.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (89831)
• Arvada, Colorado
20 Apr 22
Must have beans the red kidney beans for chili for us Marilyn.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51064)
• Canada
20 Apr 22
I like kidney beans in my chili, but if you had some bread to divert the attention without beans might be alright. Tonight we are having leftover panzerotti for supper tonight-which we both like.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
20 Apr 22
Pretty likes beans in her chili and I don't want any.
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Ms.Chelle
@Chellezhere (5720)
• United States
20 Apr 22
It makes no difference to me. I can eat it either way.
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Leiann Lynn Rose Spontaneo
@Spontaneo (14700)
• United States
20 Apr 22
Both! If I have beans though, such beans need to be black beans.
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rhuenz
@rhuenz (10643)
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20 Apr 22
Beans or no beans i had always chilli in my food
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (37182)
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20 Apr 22
I want beans in mine. And I love cornbread and chili, both of those just seem to go together well. Very good and very filling!
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Four Walls
@FourWalls (67737)
• United States
20 Apr 22
I prefer no beans, as does everyone around me.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (139550)
• Roseburg, Oregon
21 Apr 22
I like having beans in my chili. Kidney beans in my chili.
Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (1784)
• United Kingdom
21 Apr 22
I do put beans in ....kidney beans , but I would happily leave them out if it was just for me
Anindita Sengupta
@aninditasen (16377)
• Raurkela, India
21 Apr 22
Without beans you did make a perfect dinner with cheese and chilly.
Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
21 Apr 22
@Marilynda1225 I have been thinking of making chili after our holiday is over but now thinking about getting ground beef to make sloppy joes and then ground beef to make chili. I feel that beans add to the chili.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (177940)
• United States
21 Apr 22
I like a LOT of beans in my chili. My husband, not so much.