What I have done here is to bring together some simple and not so simple good chili recipes. I have tried to keep to the basics with these recipes and will add new ones as I come across new ones. There are thousands of chili recipes out there and these are just a few. I have been to other sites that I could look at for hours at all the recipes but I wanted to keep this site simple with just a few choices. Take what you find here and add your own flare to it.

Little History of Chili Recipes. Some people sat that chile was invented in Mexico during the 1800s, some will tell you that its origin is in Tijuana, Baja California, or Ciudad Jurez, Chihuahua, Mexico. The Mexican theory is that it was created to be served in cantinas, for outsiders, who wanted a spicy "Mexican" dish to eat, that was free or cheap. Original chili was made with leftovers from the meals and served for free to drinking customers. The chili recipes that originated in America were in wide use in pre-Columbian Mexican culture. Any stew made using significant amounts of chilies might be seen as a forerunner of all modern chili recipes.

Chili recipes come in all types of colors and flavors depending on what part of the country that you come from. They even come in the form of a diet chili. Chili itself is low in carbs, high in flavor and can be made in a very healthy way. Maybe we should change that old saying to "A bowl of chili a day keeps the Doctor away" if its with bean it may keep every one else away too.