Black Bean Chili Recipes

Forget traditional pinto beans and serve up a bowl of black bean chili instead. Easy recipes for chicken black bean chili, black bean vegetarian chili, and a colorful sweet potato version go from pot to table in a flash. Serve with a topping bar of green onions, avocados, shredded cheese, and fresh tomatoes.

 
 
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Super-Bean Vegetarian Chili

From Heart-Healthy Living

Need to boost the fiber in your diet? This meatless chili dinner should do it. It has more than half of your fiber needs for the day!

Super-Bean Vegetarian Chili

Bean Medley Chili

From Diabetic Living

Three beans are better than one in this slow cooker chili recipe. Each type adds a distinctive flavor and texture.

Bean Medley Chili

Hearty Beef Chili

From Diabetic Living

For a fall open house, make this beef chili in the slow cooker. As guests arrive, set out chips and cheese and let them help themselves to a bowl.

Hearty Beef Chili

Slow-Cooker Black Bean-Mushroom Chili

From EatingWell

Black beans, earthy mushrooms and tangy tomatillos combine with a variety of spices and smoky chipotles to create a fantastic full-flavored chili. It can simmer in the slow cooker all day, which makes it perfect for a healthy supper when the end of your day is rushed.

Slow-Cooker Black Bean-Mushroom Chili

Zesty Black Bean Chili

From Midwest Living

Turkey kielbasa keeps the fat low in this 30-minute bean chili. Salsa helps make its spicy sauce.

Zesty Black Bean Chili

Spicy Black Bean Chili

From Better Homes and Gardens

For a complete meal, serve this spicy meatless chili with fresh-from-the-oven corn bread.

Spicy Black Bean Chili

Black Bean Pork Chili

From Smithfield

This easy chili is sure to keep you warm this fall!

Black Bean Pork Chili

Quick Three-Bean Chili

From Food & Wine

Some chilis need to simmer for a long time to help the flavors develop. This one doesn't because Melissa Rubel Jacobson, F&W Test Kitchen Associate, mixes in a little bit of bacon, which instantly adds meatiness and a nice smoky flavor.

Quick Three-Bean Chili

Antonis Achilleos
Zesty Black-Bean Chili

From Better Homes and Gardens

Bottled salsa saves you the effort of chopping tomatoes, onions, and peppers for this spicy turkey chili recipe.

Zesty Black-Bean Chili

New World Chili

From Better Homes and Gardens

Not your ordinary chili recipe, this slow cooker version combines turkey with butternut squash, corn, cranberries, and jalapeno pepper for a unique taste sensation.

New World Chili

Chipotle Black Bean Chili

From Midwest Living

We used ground beef, jarred salsa, beans, and potatoes to make this soup extra satisfying. Omit the meat to create a hearty meatless main dish.

Chipotle Black Bean Chili

Turkey-Black Bean Chili Pie

From Family Circle

Chili is always a popular winter dish, and this hearty casserole recipe gives it a new look. To serve, scoop up a big spoonful of the cheesy cornbread topping along with the spicy chili for each guest.

Turkey-Black Bean Chili Pie

Black and White Bean Chili

From Family Circle

Choose a robust dark beer for this vegetarian chili recipe. Gauge the spiciness by the number of fresh jalapeno chiles you use.

Black and White Bean Chili

Slow-Cooked Smoky Chili

From Midwest Living

Chorizo (a seasoned ground pork sausage) and chipotle peppers add a smoky flavor to this chili. Serve it for dinner with corn bread or crackers.

Slow-Cooked Smoky Chili

Two-Bean Chili with Avocado

From Better Homes and Gardens

Loaded with protein, fiber, healthy fat, and lycopene, you'll forget how good this chili is for you because it's so delicious.

Two-Bean Chili with Avocado

Hearty Beef Chili

From Fitness

Using beef stew meat and two cans of high fiber beans makes this slow cooker chili recipe hearty and healthy.

Hearty Beef Chili

Three-Bean Chili 'n' Biscuits

From Family Circle

Chopped bacon gives smoky flavor to this spicy budget-minded chili. Use the biscuits to soak up every last drop.

Three-Bean Chili 'n' Biscuits

Beer-Turkey Chili

From Better Homes and Gardens

Use a food processor to make short work of chopping the sweet pepper and onion. Chicken works just as well as turkey in this hearty chili recipe.

Beer-Turkey Chili

Turkey-Bean Chili

From Family Circle

Packaged turkey meatballs turn chili into a 30-minute recipe. For added interest, it's made with three kinds of beans--kidney, pinto, and black.

Turkey-Bean Chili

Touchdown Chili 7-Ways

From The Food Channel

Slow-simmered chili ladled over pasta with an assortment of toppings. Hearty enough for a hungry middle linebacker.

Touchdown Chili 7-Ways

Zesty Wheat Berry-Black Bean Chili

From EatingWell

This rib-sticking chili offers a hearty mix of wheat berries, beans, peppers and onion. Feel free to add an additional chipotle pepper to crank up the heat in this one-pot meal. Cooked wheat berries will keep for up to 1 month in your freezer and there's no need to thaw them; just stir them directly into the chili.

Zesty Wheat Berry-Black Bean Chili

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