Comments on: red bean chili

By: deb

deb — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 19:33:59 +0000

Chili powder is a spice blend (you might be thinking of chile powder, which would be from ground dried hot peppers) that often contains cumin, paprika, cayenne, garlic powder and oregano.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:17:50 +0000

what is the difference between chili powder and cayenne in this recipe?

By: Tommy

Tommy — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:57:24 +0000

how much does this serve??

By: Parissa

Parissa — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:12:20 +0000

Wonderful. I actually combined hot italian sausage and lean ground beef versus only lean ground beef, and it was a-mazing. This site has been so helpful for a college student new to a kitchen. I suggest it to all my friends :)

By: Becca (she bakes)

Becca (she bakes) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:17:20 +0000

This was AMAZING and will enter into our regular dinner rotation!

I made a veggie version using 2 packages of Yves ground round, and used the whole can of tomatoes (to make up for the richness imparted by beef). I also used veggie stock. I added the onion to the pot (before the fake meat), because the fake meat is pre-cooked anyway. I used a bit of oil to prevent the onion from sticking. I used 1/4 cup of chili powder because the Yves stuff is a bit pre-seasoned.

We served over brown rice and mmmmed throughout the whole meal!

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:32:03 +0000

Vegetarian and chili virgin with a grad student kitchen, I swapped beef for TJ’s soy chorizo, beef broth for vegetable stock, and apple cider vinegar for red wine–>addicting chili. Great recipe. Thanks!

By: Merysa

Merysa — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:50:16 +0000

Hi! I made this a few days ago. It was fast and easy. It took me about 20 minutes. I am still thinking about this dish and wondering how long I should wait before making it again. I am making your recipe for beef/barley/leek soup tonight. All your photos are beautiful, by the way, and a big part of what inspires me to go shop for the ingredients and make time to cook. Thanks!

By: Sarah K

Sarah K — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:49:03 +0000

Thank you for saving my chili! I have a big pot of chili in the slow cooker for tonight’s dinner. A short while ago I was staring at the chili, thinking, “this isn’t juicy enough”. So I came and googled photos of chili and saw that, yup, my chili was MUCH too dry. Then I googled “Smitten Kitchen” and “chili” and found this. As I type my printer is spluttering out this recipe – which will now be my new go to recipe for chili & I’ll be heading out to the store to buy some beef broth! THANKS!

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 19:40:01 +0000

I don’t think I have ever said this before in my life…but it needs more tomato!

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 16:23:21 +0000

OMGosh. This post makes me feel so much better about life. Good to know I am not alone.