The Best Chili Ever

The best beef chili combines puréed chiles, short ribs, tender kidney beans, and an array of umami-boosting ingredients.

White Chili With Roast Turkey or Chicken

Leftover turkey meat is the perfect foundation for a rich white bean chili made with three types of peppers.

Crispy Braised Chicken With White Beans and Chile Verde

Chicken legs are browned and braised in a stew of green chiles and white beans. The key to a richly flavorful green chili is to peel the chilies and use their charred skins for the sauce base.

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.

Chili Recipe | Cook the Book

"All along I had been searching for a chili that tasted like chiles, and this one was it." [Photograph: Caroline Russock] Recently I have been craving nothing but spicy food—really spicy food. Not just hot sauce spicy but tingling, lip-burning,...

The Best Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

I grew up eating my mom's layered chicken enchilada casseroles made with canned sauce and tons of sour cream. While I've still got a soft spot in my heart for that dish, this version, with its smoky charred poblano salsa, tender braised chicken thighs, and moderate use of cream and cheese, is its more sophisticated, grown up cousin.

Original Texas Chili Con Carne

A blend of chilies and spices provide this classic Texas chili con carne with maximum depth of flavor.

30-Minute Easy Chipotle Chicken Chili

This chicken chili packs a three pepper alarm: smoky chipotle, jalapeno, and cayenne. Plus it's on the table in under 30 minutes.

White Chicken Enchilada Soup (or Turkey!)

If you love Enchiladas and creamy soups, this is White Enchilada Soup is for you. It's a It tastes like this ever popular Creamy White Chicken Enchiladas....except its in soup form!

Spicy Chorizo and Pinto Bean Chili

Spicy, vinegary, and flavor-packed, this quick chili recipe relies on raw Mexican-style chorizo (you can make it yourself or buy it from a store), with a few simple flavor additions, a couple of cans of beans, and a quick simmer.