Recipes

This sweet and mild chili features lean ground pork with a few surprises. Serve with cheddar cheese, sour cream, and hot sauce to taste. This chili is very mild as is.

The smokiness of the bacon and liquid smoke complements the spiciness of the chorizo and sweetness of the chocolate in this chili. Just like any other chili, this is better the next day. Serve with a dollop of cilantro sour cream or some chocolate shavings.

This easy soup is hearty, yet extremely tasty. This is really a form of chili, but uses some ingredients not found in regular chili. Sure to be a hit, you can adjust the spice as needed by using varying levels of jalapenos and RO*TEL® varieties. Top with shredded sharp Cheddar cheese and/or sour cream. Serve with tortilla chips. Leftovers can be frozen and enjoyed later.

I'm constantly on a quest to provide lean but still delicious food for my family. This turkey and pork chili recipe is my most recent take on chili. Top it with your favorite garnishes, or enjoy it as is!

A delicious, Mexican-inspired green pork chili. Garnished with fresh tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and tortilla chips, this hearty meal has a tangy, spicy finish.

The first time I tried this chili I was floored! It has wonderful flavors, and is very spicy and very addictive. If you don't like heat, adjust the ingredients. It's perfect at a football tailgate party or picnic. If you like a roasted flavor, bake the garlic before pressing it. For the beer, a hoppy pale ale works well, as does a dark stout. I've also experimented with adding a cup of coffee to the mix to give it a roasted coffee flavor. It also freezes well.

This venison-bacon white chili soup recipe is rich and delicious, with many layers of flavors. It does not include tomatoes, pepper skins, or seeds, but packs plenty of heat. Adjust seasonings to your own taste, and serve with cheese if desired.

This hearty Oktoberfest chili recipe has a German take with a little kick.

This chili is slightly sweet with a touch of heat; the wine gives it a different taste. Everyone in my family loves this chili. I've won a couple of work chili cook-offs with this recipe and done well in some larger cook-offs as well.

This chili is savory, smoky, and easy to make. Sometimes I add a can of corn too. Maybe have some sweet cornbread muffins with honey on the side.

A hearty ground pork chili made with tons of veggies and lean meat.

Easy chili recipe for a large number of people.

I've used this white bean and pork chili recipe for several years, but I change it a bit each time depending on what I have in the pantry and freezer.

This low-carb chili made in a slow cooker is made with pork, bacon, green bell peppers, tomatoes, onion, and spices. It is perfect if you have a "keto caveman" within you.

This chili is packed with flavor thanks to an array of chile peppers, wasabi (Japanese horseradish), beer, Italian sausage, and ground beef.

This is a rich, mild chili and pork stew. It is one of my favorite things, which I like to eat from a bowl with plenty of saltine crackers and a salad on the side.

When I cook, I usually just throw stuff together and there it is. I got so many requests for this drunk deer chili recipe, I had to write it down to be able to share it with others.

This is a great and simple cornmeal chili, full of flavor with plenty of spice. It's best when refrigerated overnight and reheated for the tailgate before the game. Season meat heavily with chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper while browning.

This slow cooker green chili pork is made with Hatch green chile peppers. It's great by itself or as a topper for burritos, enchiladas, or eggs!

A main dish of mixed beans, meat, and salsa that can cook all day and keep you warm all evening. You can use any combination of lima, black, pinto, kidney, or butter beans.

This is an excellent chili recipe for game meats. You can easily substitute venison with buffalo or boar as well.

My Aunt Jerre won THIRD PLACE with this recipe in the St. Louis Slow Cooker Cook Off in the past couple months! We are proud, proud, proud!

Hubby and I are Hatch chile fanatics. We buy 50 pounds of roasted Hatch chiles when they are in season. We portion them out and freeze them so they are readily available. This chile verde does not call for tomatillos because I wanted the chiles to be the star of the recipe.

This slow-cooker venison chili recipe is a big hit at our house during the holidays and football season, especially for the big game!

This Mexican pork stew comes out tender and flavorful in your Instant Pot®. Serve with rice and beans or in tortillas as tacos.

Paleo (eating like our pre-agricultural revolution ancestors ate) chili is made without beans. In the west we typically include beans, but I think even non-paleo eaters will enjoy this deep smoky flavorful chili. This is best made a day ahead so the flavors can meld together. Serve with green onions and sour cream.

This chili is a delicious mix of ground beef, beans, chorizo, and vegetables in a hearty tomato base. I entered it in a chili cook-off and it won!

This pork chili verde was one of the first recipes I ever learned. It comes out great even if you don't brown the meat, but I think doing so always adds extra flavor, so I usually do it.

This Colorado green chili is my version of my mother's green chili. I like to serve it over oven-baked burritos or with beans and rice. If you can't find a chile roaster, look for frozen diced chiles at your supermarket. You can also freeze fresh roasted chiles for off-season use.

A tasty habanero hellfire chili recipe whose name says it all! Note: Whole Anaheim peppers are not widely available; this ingredient is optional, and you can use hot pepper sauce instead.

Chipotle pepper gives Emily's slow cooker chipotle chili recipe a subtle smoky flavor. Add more minced chipotle pepper to taste. Serve it with sour cream, sharp Cheddar cheese, and chopped fresh cilantro.

This green chili recipe with Hatch chile peppers never fails to please. I've been making this chili for years!

This award-winning chili recipe took 2nd place at our local cook-off! Bet you can't eat just one bowl. If it is too thick, add water, 1/4 cup at a time, until you reach desired consistency. This chili tastes even better the next day.

Green chile is a Colorado favorite, it's always a crowd pleaser when we have out-of-state visitors. Roasting your veggies first gives this recipe a deeper level of flavor. This can be served over rice as a main course, stuffed in enchiladas, or over potatoes and eggs.

This boilermaker chili is the one the gang eats at Purdue Boilermaker football games. Cooking this chili low and slow helps flavors meld and intensify. I always prep and cook the chili the night before, and reheat it the next day. This is a combination of many different tomato-based chili recipes.

These crockpot garlic butter steak bites are so, so easy, and the sauce is so, so good. Serve over mashed cauliflower or mashed potatoes, or with bread for dipping, so that you catch every drop.

This slow cooker beef enchilada casserole is an easy, family-friendly dish. Taco-seasoned beef, pinto beans, and cheese cook with tortilla wedges for a comforting dinner.

This is a warm, naturally sweet, fall stew with beef and apples that was inspired by my mother-in-law. I make this for my husband and I, and save half for another meal. We've found that it tastes even better the second day!

This Taco Bell cheesy potato casserole is a copycat of the favorite fiesta potatoes, but with ground beef! This cheesy, bubbly, family-friendly hot casserole is mildly seasoned. Garnish with pico de gallo and cilantro if you like.

This technique for diamond cut steak, pan seared and served with garlic butter pan sauce, will help you turn a cheaper cut of meat into a truly succulent and surprisingly tender steak. It's very easy, quick, and will be the most delicious garlic butter steak sandwich you'll ever have.

These delicious chimichurri steak tacos have an Argentinian flair. Seared flank steak slices on tortillas are topped with chimichurri sauce, pickled onion, cotija, and cilantro.

This bierock salad is a Germany-meets-Midwest salad bowl tribute to the hyper-regional handheld sandwich. Ground beef, sauerkraut, cabbage, and easy, yeasty croutons put the bierock in a salad bowl.

This cattle ranch casserole is a beefy, cheesy, tomato and chile-rich casserole with a biscuit base. It's perfectly suitable for a family or for a group of hungry ranch hands.

These crispy fried ground beef tacos are made by filling tortillas as you fry them, folding in cheese and taco meat, then carefully opening them to dress with lettuce, salsa, sour cream, and cilantro.

This recipe for the best ground beef taco meat is a keeper, the basic recipe you need to make tacos at home.

Baked Italian meatballs served over garlic Parmesan noodles. They're so good, and despite the long list of ingredients, most are seasonings, so they are not difficult to make.

These jalapeño popper smashed tacos are a new way to enjoy the flavors of your favorite appetizer, tacos, and your favorite smashburger, all in one.

This Philly cheesesteak casserole tastes great, especially the crumb topping. It is a creamy, filling pasta bake with ground beef, bell peppers, and onion.

This Hawaiian-style beef stew might be the best beef stew recipe you'll ever make, with a level of umami that's off the charts. Deeply browned beef gets a long slow simmer in a thick savory sauce, and you'll want to serve it over rice to capture all of that goodness. This recipe was adapted from “Grandpa Clarence’s Hawaii-Style Beef Stew” from Jess at Plays Well with Butter.

This tender ground beef stir fry is an easy meal full of fresh veggies, with a flavor-packed sauce that coats every bite. We enjoy this with jasmine rice, but if noodles are your thing, go for it.

This dump and bake meatball stroganoff could not be easier. A creamy pasta bake with meatballs, mushrooms, and a crispy onion topping

This balsamic Caprese grilled steak is a perfectly-grilled, simply marinated steak, topped with a mini Caprese salad and a drizzle of balsamic glaze.