Chili - beans or no beans?

I normally add red kidney beans when I make chili. I made a big pot of chili on Friday and did not add the beans. I was giving some of the chili to a friend who has a medical condition that doesn't allow beans in his diet. This started a big debate around my house about if chili is better with or without beans.

I normally prefer beans in my chili. How do you prefer your chili?

Chili goes along with spaghetti. i usually dont eat it but i do on occasion and i dont like the beans in it. But they are good for you so i choke a few down!

With Beans!!!

beans are great. Actually, I used to not like them... until one day I was hiking all day and when we stopped for the night, we had some mexican rice with beans (one of those freezed dried camping meals) and after walking all day and being kind of cold, this was the best meal I ever had! Even if it had beans in it. After that, I always liked beans.
It's a good thing too since I barely eat any meat anymore.

With beans, no meat ("chili sin carne"). I also hated beans as a kid, now I love them.

I like my chili with red kidney beans.

With beans!!, and all sorts of different kinds

Beans!

Beans -NO MEAT!

I like it without but make it with as BF prefers them..I just put less in.
I like red beans and rice (N'awlins style) but don't like them in Chili for some reason. Though I do put zucchini in my chili too which some people don't like, but I LOVE.. Think it may be chili for dinner tonight

I love all other beans though as well, as well as lentils and other legumes (lentil, tuna, garlic, lemon and dill all mixed together is a great lunch

No chili for me!

Wow!! "with beans" is almost unanimous!

I don't even like Chili, But I make good chili I use chili beans and kidney beans.

Originally Posted by Ryn

With beans, no meat ("chili sin carne"). I also hated beans as a kid, now I love them.

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YES! I'm so glad to know I'm not the only one making vegetarian chili!

without beans

I put 2 different kinds of beans in my chili!

I've never liked chili.

When I make all that chil 10 days ago I bought an instutional sized can of chili beans!!! Dad didn't like kidney beans so mom used pork-n-beans!! I use chili beans or pinto beans.

I don't eat beans of any kind!!! They smush in your mouth. My mother says I told her that when I was about 3 yrs old and never ate another bean. I even have trouble cooking beans, just looking at them grosses me out!!

When I make Chili, I use the dried pinto beans. I soak the beans then cook them till tender. Then I place all the ingredients in the crock pot and cook for 2-4 hrs. Very yummy!!!

I like beans in mine....but my hubby LOVES them! LOTS OF THEM...so I load it up and then give hime some out of mine.
We like hamburger and sausage in it and also green peppers (and a few hot ones too) and REAL onion....about a Tablespoon of bacon grease, a Tablespoon of brown sugar, tomato sauce and tomato juice, a few dashes of sot sauce and losts of spices. At the very end, just before serving I add a pkt or 2 of cheese taken out of mac and cheese boxes and several slices of Velvetta cheese. YUMMMMMMY!
Linda