Chili Poll: beans or no beans?

[JCBBQ]

Either way. My mom always put beans in her chili growing up but I love a good beanless too. At the moment I really like MH's recipe so that's what I've made the last couple times.

[Mosca]

Frankly speaking, I use beans and rice, and sometimes even spaghetti, to stretch my chili. Anything that makes chili last longer and spread the taste out is good, IMO.

And when I say spaghetti, I don't mean that Cincinnati style, with cinnamon and allspice. I mean just chili, but over spaghetti, with lots of cheese.

[FireMan]

Frank? You mean Frank and beans, that’s ok to.

[Mosca]

You can put 'em in your chili, too, y'know.

[FireMan]

At least a poll that wasn’t rigged, cuz, when there are beans involved, I don’t give a rip. Remember, chili, cloudily (new word maybe) might have got its start from goulash & the Germans. Whatever’s in it is OK with me. Or, to quote Huskee , "it is what it is", yowza!

[CaptainMike]

I didn't give it a lot of though before this question was posed, but if I'm making chili for a main dish I usually use beans. If it's a side dish then I usually don't. How's that for a solid answer!!?

[Bob's BBQ]

Love me some beans!

[W.A.]

This is anonymous, right?

[Mudkat]

😀😀

[texastweeter]

Don't even think about it....

[jlazar]

Either way. Grew up with red kidney beans in chili. Now, if it has beans, I prefer pinto. To me, it is more important to try different chili recipes than to worry about the beans.

[Greasy]

For me putting beans in your chili is like boiling your ribs before putting them in the smoker!

[texastweeter]

ding ding ding, we have a winner!!!!!

[Huskee]

Sorry Texans here's last night's chili courtesy of my wife and it was excellent!

[andy.wpg]

Mudkat: I just blame my wife. "YOU wanted chili!"

[BBQ_Steve-O]

Compliments to the Mrs! That looks delicious!!

[Huskee]

BBQ_Steve-O. It was! Not draining the ground round makes it delectable. In not a huge chili fan but this is special, but I also LOVE black
beans.

[Willy]

Chili with. Chile without.

[Stevo]

I like it either way. I almost always add beans tho. And I'll vary what type I use; dark red kidney, black, or pinto.

[Hulagn1971]

Beans. No beans if on a hotdog. Now if we're talking hotdogs, I like mine Carolina style...All The Way!

[lonnie mac]

I do not put beans in my chili. But I do like chili con carne on occasion.

[Hulagn1971]

Is that with rice. That's how my Mom fixed it growing up.

[lonnie mac]

Ah! I make my chili pie with rice. Man, there is NOTHING better than chili and rice!

[andy.wpg]

My explanation on my ‘picky’ vote is that I hate kidney beans. So I’m very partial to black and pinto beans in chilli.

[Jon Solberg]

Whats Chili?

[Huskee]

A restaurant next door to Abblebee's and a country south of Santiago.