Not only just one type of bean, I put in 2-3 types at a time. I made some duck chili (oh yeah Mallard Masterpiece) with pinto, some other beans, and something else off the shelf, lol. Tossed in 3 colors of bell, some green chili, and some habanero and it was fantastic. Beans it is!
Sometimes I do like a beanless chili, but only for a snack-not serious enough for a meal.
I enjoy Wendy's chili too. But Wendy's chili is a perfect example of too many beans. If they had half as many beans in their chili it would still be a bit too many.
This is FUNNY. I never knew there was such a thing as chili without beans until I came to Oklahoma. The best thing to eat on a cold day is chili (beans included...or it's not chili...it's soup), with crackers.
SPata's chili(stolen from my moms restaurant)
2lb lean ground chuck
2lb ground pork
45oz canned tomato, chunked
45oz canned tomato, diced
15oz tomato paste
30oz tomato sauce
30oz bush's kidney beans, seasoned, drained, washed
30oz bush's pinto beans, seasoned, drained, washed
1 really big onion, chopped
1 med green bell pepper, chopped
3-6 fresh jalapenos, seeded, chopped
1/4tsp ground red pepper(cayenne)
1tsp white sugar
1tsp dried oregano
1tsp ground black pepper
2tsp salt
3tsp ground cumin
1/2cup chili powder
1} place ground chuck & pork in deep skillet, cover and cook on medium until done, drain & crumble.
2} in large pot combine all ingredients, bring to boil then reduce to simmer, cook 2hrs. (slow cooker on low 8-10hrs)
3} eat
Beans dont belong in Chili. If you go to a real sanctioned Chili cook-off its an automatic disqualification. Thats how bad beans suck!.
The only thing beans are good for is bar-b-q and when you have pork n beans you put hotdogs in them. White beans and cornbread should be banned from the world. Just the sight makes me wanna hurl. Could be because when i was 17 i mowed down then got hammered on southern comfort and puked white beans and corn bread for a whole day. To this day i have to close my eyes in a liquor store when im near the southern comfort or it will make my stomach start to turn.