Chipotle and Chorizo Red Beans

[Photograph: Max Falkowitz] Canned chipotles in adobo sauce bring sweet smoke, earthiness, and plenty of heat to vinegar- and chorizo-spiked beans. I'm partial to bola roja beans, which are firm, meaty, and handle stewing nearly forever, but any red bean...

Black Bean Soup With Chorizo and Braised Chicken

A hearty bean and chicken stew flavored with chorizo and chipotle chilies. It takes a little time for the flavors to come together, but the process is easy and the results are worth the wait.

Easy Mexican Chorizo Tacos

Fresh homemade Mexican chorizo with warm spices and a vinegary tang gets stuffed into soft warm corn tortillas and topped with salsa verde, cilantro, and a slew of other garnishes.

The Best Vegetarian Bean Chili

A 100% vegan chili recipe that has all of the deep chili flavor, textural contrast, and rib-sticking richness that the best chili should have.

Easy Pork and 3-Bean Chili

An easy 1-pot pork and three-bean chili with a rich, balanced chili flavor.

Chorizo chickpea stew (quick!)

Chorizo adds a stack of flavour in this quick chickpea stew. Serve with hunks of bread for dunking, or over mashed potato. Cosy winter food!

Vegan Chorizo for Omnivores

I wanted to make a vegan chorizo recipe that doesn't just come close to regular chorizo in the flavor department, but outright nails it. I wanted a meat-free chorizo with textural contrast up the wazoo, and a chorizo that changes texture as you cook it just like its meat-based counterpart. I wanted a chorizo that is tangy, rich, and complex.

Chili for Chili Burgers, Chili Dogs, or Chili Fries

[Photograph: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt] This chili ends up with a homogeneous, saucy texture perfect for topping burgers, hot dogs, or fries. Leftover chili can be stored in the fridge for up to 1 week. The chili is best with the...

Campfire Chili in a Dutch Oven

You can use any kind of relatively fatty meat with plenty of connective tissue in it such as beef short rib or chuck, pork shoulder, or lamb shoulder. The sausage can be any raw sausage you like the flavor of, or can be replaced with more stew meat. Stick with medium to small beans like kidney, cannellini, garbanzo, or navy. Store-bought chili powder can be used, but for best flavor, grind your own chile powder (or make a chile puree by cooking toasted chiles in water or chicken stock and blendi...

Easy Fresh Mexican Chorizo

Fresh chorizo is the perfect sausage for tacos, chilies, enchiladas, nachos, and much more.