Healthy Chili Recipes and Cooking Tips

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Ultimate Beef Chili

Offer garnishes, such as reduced-fat sour cream and grated Cheddar cheese (about 1 tablespoon each per person), chopped scallions and chopped fresh tomatoes. Serve with warmed corn tortillas and a green salad topped with orange slices.

» Ultimate Beef Chili

Salsa Cornbread

EatingWell reader Chuck Allen of Dana Point, California, contributed this moist vegetable-studded cornbread. It makes a fine accompaniment to stews, chilis and breakfast eggs.

» Salsa Cornbread

White Chili

This fragrant "white" chili is an unusual, delicious alternative to traditional tomato-based chilis. Serve with lime wedges and a dollop of sour cream or a sprinkling of cheese.

Slow-Cooker Black Bean-Mushroom Chili

Black beans, earthy mushrooms and tangy tomatillos combine with a variety of spices and smoky chipotles to create a fantastic full-flavored chili. It can simmer in the slow cooker all day, which makes it perfect for a healthy supper when the end of your day is rushed.

» Slow-Cooker Black Bean-Mushroom Chili

Zesty Wheat Berry-Black Bean Chili

This rib-sticking chili offers a hearty mix of wheat berries, beans, peppers and onion. Feel free to add an additional chipotle pepper to crank up the heat in this one-pot meal. Cooked wheat berries will keep for up to 1 month in your freezer and there's no need to thaw them; just stir them directly into the chili.

» Zesty Wheat Berry-Black Bean Chili

Beef & Bean Chile Verde

Chile Verde, usually a slow-cooked stew of pork, jalapeños and tomatillos, becomes an easy weeknight meal with quick-cooking ground beef and store-bought green salsa. Make it a Meal: Serve with fresh cilantro, red onion and Monterey Jack. Add your favorite hot sauce.

» Beef & Bean Chile Verde

Homemade Hot Sauce

This homemade hot sauce makes good use of the bountiful tomatoes, onions and peppers in your garden or farmers' market. Adjust the heat to your preference: in our tests, two habaneros yielded a pleasantly spicy sauce without excessive heat—take it up a notch for spicy-food fans by adding extra hot peppers.

» Homemade Hot Sauce

Spice up your dinner spread with a warm bowl of chili and cornbread.

These tasty one-pot chili recipes begin with just a few pantry items you probably have in your kitchen. They’re packed with fresh vegetables, fiber-rich beans and lean cuts of beef and pork, which makes chili a satisfying meal. It’s easy to whip up a batch to feed a hungry crowd—perfect for football Sundays and après-ski parties. Don’t forget to offer an array of toppings, like reduced-fat sour cream, shredded Cheddar, chopped fresh cilantro, sliced green onions and your favorite hot sauce. And check out our healthy recipes for more favorite accompaniments, such as cornbread and quesadillas. Spice up your chili spread with these healthy recipes.

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Healthy Chili Recipes

Bean & Barley Chili

This hearty vegetarian chili is a full-flavored antidote...

Beef & Bean Chile Verde

Chile Verde, usually a slow-cooked stew of pork, jalapeños...

Chicken Chili with Hominy

Traditional Mexican techniques combine with spicy...

Multi-Bean Chili

Even confirmed carnivores will love this meatless chili...

Pork, Beans & Beer Chili

Cumin, chipotle chile and oregano infuse this pork and...

Pork & Plantain Chili

Plantains and orange juice balance this thick, Latin...

Slow-Cooker Black Bean-Mushroom Chili

Black beans, earthy mushrooms and tangy tomatillos combine...

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili for Two

A rich, dark and flavorful combination of our favorite...

Three-Bean Chili

This rib-sticking bean chili is richly flavored with cumin...

Ultimate Beef Chili

Offer garnishes, such as reduced-fat sour cream and grated...

This fragrant "white" chili is an unusual,...

Zesty Wheat Berry-Black Bean Chili

This rib-sticking chili offers a hearty mix of wheat...

Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili

Make a double batch of this quick vegetarian chili, full of...

Lamb & Chickpea Chili

This spicy chili has a North African spin with lamb,...

Healthy Breads & Hot Sauce Recipes

This updated Anadama is made quicker with the use of...

Hearty Grain Bread

This bread recipe combines bulgur, oatmeal, wheat bran,...

Light & Fluffy Biscuits

A combination of all-purpose flour and cake flour produces...

Quesadillas are a terrific quick snack to feed the family....

Salsa Cornbread

EatingWell reader Chuck Allen of Dana Point, California,...

Scallion Flat Breads

Based on the traditional fried northern Chinese scallion...

Soft Whole-Wheat Dinner Rolls

Finding tasty, healthy, whole-grain dinner rolls in the...

Wholesome Cornbread

An excellent cornbread to serve with chili.

Homemade Hot Sauce

This homemade hot sauce makes good use of the bountiful...

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