9 better easy chili Recipes

ground beef (85% or better), green peppers, chopped, onions, chopped, dark red kidney beans (drained ), light red kidney beans (drained ), crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, minced garlic, vinegar, jalapenos, finely chopped (optional), hot sauce (or to taste), chili powder, southwest seasoning (or to taste), cumin, fresh cilantro, chopped (optional), salt, sour cream, cheddar cheese, hot sauce, scallion

big shrimp (clean very well and drain), butter (the more the better-choose the low fat), olives or 1 tbsp vegetable oil, minced garlic cloves, sugar, ketchup, chili peppers (the small pointed ones are the hottest)

red potatoes (not pre-bagged, hand picked, the smaller the better), olive oil, oregano, rosemary, chili powder, ground ginger, red cayenne pepper, garlic powder or 4 large cloves, finely minced, ground cumin, coarse sea salt

ground beef or 3/4 lb turkey, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, garlic cloves, minced, tomatoes, cut up, dark red kidney beans, drained, tomato sauce, chili powder, dried basil, crushed, salt, pepper

ground turkey, black beans, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, pureed chipotle chile (or puree your own), jalapeno peppers, diced, serrano pepper, diced, green bell peppers, diced, red bell pepper, diced, onions, diced, chili powder, cumin, salt, lime juice, tortilla chips (better than crackers!), cheddar cheese or queso blanco or chihuahua cheese, sour cream

natural chunky peanut butter, soy sauce (tamari), tomato puree, dry sherry, lime , zest of, grated, fresh lime juice, brown sugar (dark is better ), chili paste with garlic (see note), vegetable oil, garlic cloves, minced, peanuts , roasted and chopped, scallions, thinly sliced, red bell pepper, finely diced, snow peas , diagonally sliced into thin shreds, mushrooms, sliced, broccoli florets, spaghetti (see note )

cream cheese, creamy blue cheese dressing (i use tyler florence recipe, posted - very quick and easy, better than bottled), chicken breasts, taco seasoning, olive oil, shredded mexican flavor cheese (or your fave, pepper jack, etc), red hot sauce, chili powder (to taste), jalapenos slices