The great chili debate of 2015. Beans or no beans?

[Dale in Louisiana]

"People who know beans about chili,
Know that chili has no beans."

Or tomatoes, either. When chili was invented people still harbored the idea that tomatoes were poison.

Cook 'em separately, let your diners add as they see fit.

Chili recipe.

dale in Louisiana

[pworley1]

We make chili out of any kind of meat, but never without beans.

[MaryB]

What? I mentioned beans... just don't cook them in my chili! Pintos on the side for me.

Mary,

that sounds really, really good.

...But it ain't CHILI.

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Chili without beans is BBQ

[MaryB]

Friend of mine made "chili". He started with a big can of baked beans, dumped in salsa and browned ground beef... I usually managed to say I had already ate...

[shooterg]

I like chili - and I like beans, so I like chile beans. I'm of the eat 3 bowls with cornbread crowd either way !

[castalott]

The only way to resolve this issue is for me to be judge. Invite me to each of your homes for a sample of what you think makes chili. I promise to judge fairly. Understand it may take several months and many, many repeats to be sure I have accurate data....

I don't need paid...this is a labor of love.....Dale

[Charley]

Pinto beans on the side. Black beans and kidney beans are for Yankees.

[crawfobj]

A little chili humor for you...

Warning - off color language inside.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/544975/posts

[Col4570]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aczPDGC3f8U

Could this be Frank.
Scroll down for Mr Creosote blows up.

[badbob454]

3 egg omlete chili with beans, american cheese, onions, and hot sauce to your liking fold over egg saltnpeppa yum great breakfast

[Lonegun1894]

The only way to resolve this issue is for me to be judge. Invite me to each of your homes for a sample of what you think makes chili. I promise to judge fairly. Understand it may take several months and many, many repeats to be sure I have accurate data....

I don't need paid...this is a labor of love.....Dale

Let me know when you're around my part of Texas, and I hope you like it spicy.

[hoosierlogger]

You can put beans in it, but you had better not put macaroni in it.

[6bg6ga]

Chili without beans is like a day without sunshine.

My special chili recipe has home canned tomatoes, tomato sauce, green peppers, chili peppers, halipeno, ground round, onions,brooks chili mix, and some taco sauce. Some but not all the ingredients. Everyone loves my chili and it should be eaten with buttered crackers that have a spoonful of chili on top and then inserted into the mouth to enjoy.

I have had all different recipes of chili from no beaner to green bean chili and all I can say is there isn't a bad bowl of chili for the most part.

[Lloyd Smale]

im a yankee and my chilli has beans and im not even beyond adding some macaroni to it but just for me as my wife doesn't like it that way. the macaroni thing came from days when feeding a large family on little money was the norm. Adding a bag of cheap macaroni about doubled dinner. Heck I even put some cheddar cheese in mine occasionaly. All I can say is ive ate that green chili stuff that's suppose to be real chili and I thank God that it morphed into something different. I never was one that wanted to eat something and just taste HOT. If you have to have a gallon of water to wash down supper then you sure don't like that taste in your mouth either.

[45 2.1]

Let me know when you're around my part of Texas, and I hope you like it spicy.

Be sure to have him pin his address on him BEFORE he tries it.... we'll want him back to bury proper in the right spot.

[Bad Water Bill]

A question for ALL Vets that have served in the last 50 years or so?

Did the military ever serve you Chilli WITHOUT beans?

[DickelDawg]

Gotta' have some beans so I get some gas to cool off the afterburner!!

[Smoke4320]

Beans or no beans if it tastes good I will eat it.. If not the dog gets it

I still remember the time with my wife and I lived off $20.00 a week for groceries and what I could kill.. I don't fuss too much about how something is made .. if its good I will eat it
I've stomached a tongue Taco and REAL kimchee .. cant get much worse than that

[Sensai]

The chili pepper is what makes the difference between chili and what most folks call barbeque (that's another discussion). Chili don't gotz no steenkin' beans! Chili bean soup gotz beans. Both are good eatin', but only one is chili!