252 chili con carne recipes

Chili Mac 'N Cheddar stirs elbow macaroni into canned chili with tomatoes, green chilies, and melted cheddar. A 40-minute pantry skillet dinner topped with sour cream and corn chips.

Old-school Tex-Mex enchiladas rolled with American cheese and onion, smothered in canned chili, and baked until bubbly. Five-ingredient comfort food the way Texas grandmas make it.

Microwave tamale pie with seasoned ground beef and sausage, stewed tomatoes, corn, black olives, and a cornmeal topping baked under melted cheddar cheese.

Tamale dough made with pureed chili colorado, corn kernels, and hominy for deeper flavor than plain masa. Pliable, spoonable, ready to wrap in corn husks.

Vegan black bean and corn casserole with cornmeal, stewed tomatoes, green chiles, and a nutritional yeast cheesy sauce. Hearty, plant-based Tex-Mex comfort food in a single pan.

Impossible chicken tamale pie with taco-seasoned chicken, corn, and green chilies under a Bisquick batter that bakes into its own crust. Classic retro weeknight dinner.

Hearty Southwestern chicken soup with brown rice, corn, diced tomatoes, green chiles, and a cumin-chili broth. A warming one-pot meal ready in 45 minutes.

Lighthouse casserole packs ground beef, kidney beans, macaroni, creamed corn, mushrooms, and olives in a chili-tomato sauce. A big-batch freezer-friendly weeknight casserole.

Chili and corn relish piles fire-charred Anaheim and yellow chilies with sweet corn, red onion, and lime juice. A 10-minute Southwest condiment that turns grilled white fish into a real plate.

Layered shrimp enchilada bake with corn tortillas, refried beans, green chiles, sweet corn, and melted cheese. This Mexican-style casserole feeds 8 and comes together in under 45 minutes for an easy weeknight crowd-pleaser.

One-bowl black bean casserole with cornmeal, sweet corn, tomatoes, and mild green chiles baked until set. Lacto-vegetarian, low-fat, and simple enough for a busy weeknight.

Fiery Thai chicken coconut soup loaded with seven types of chiles, lemongrass, ginger, and shiitake mushrooms simmered gently in coconut milk and chicken broth.

Monterey fondue is a make-ahead egg and cheese strata layered with buttered bread, corn, green chiles, and Monterey Jack. Refrigerate overnight and bake until puffy and golden brown.

Low fat Mexican-style creamed corn simmers corn kernels with bell peppers, celery, and green chiles, then binds with reduced-fat cream cheese and skim milk. A lighter Tex-Mex side.

My family really loves this recipe. I almost never have leftovers, and when I do there is a race to see who gets to them first.

Very Veggie Chili is a hearty pantry-friendly vegetarian chili with pinto beans, hominy, corn, green chiles and a fistful of cilantro. Ready in under an hour, freezes beautifully.