Family-Friendly Chili Recipes for a Busy Week

Making chili is one of our family's favorite dinners. It super easy to make and, if you make enough, can be eaten over a few days to minimize cooking in the future. You can make chili recipes with a variety of meats as well. Below are the meats you can make in chili recipes.

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• What type of meats can be used in chili?
• Chili Recipes Sorted by Meat Type
• Slow Cooker Chicken Chili Recipe
• Mexican Chicken Chili Casserole Freezer Meal
• Chicken Chili Instant Pot Recipe
• Chili recipe with Ground Chicken
• Easy Turkey Chili Recipe {Freezer Meal, Make Ahead, DF, GF}
• White Turkey Chili Recipe
• Delicious Zucchini White Chili Recipe
• Amazing Texas Chili Recipe
• Quick Sunday Chili
• Keto Spicy Chili Recipe in Slow Cooker
• Brisket Chili Recipe
• Short Ribs Recipe

What type of meats can be used in chili?

Chicken boneless skinless breast
Ground turkey
Chicken boneless skinless thighs
Beef chuck
Ground chicken
Brisket
Ground beef
Short ribs

Now that you know what type of meat you can use in your recipe. Today, we are sharing our favorite chili recipes categorized by the meat list above.

Finding the right chili recipe for your family can take some time. While I usually stick to the easy-to-find meat options, I will definitely try the ground chicken, brisket chili, and short ribs chili recipe in the future. I do not have these variations on the blog, so I shared some from popular publications here. =)

Keep in mind that the recipes below are usually a serving of four to six. If you want to double it, please make the adjustments to the recipe.

Note: the recipe titles below in CAPS are from Sabrina's Organizing Blog.

Chili Recipes Sorted by Meat Type

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Chili

Chicken boneless skinless breast chilis are lighter and will shred when you cook them for a while. Below is one recipe we have on our site.

Chicken Thigh Boneless Skinless Chili

Chicken thighs have extra fat, so they come out nice in a chili dish. I do find that it will easily separate into pieces while cooking for a while.

Chili recipe with Ground Chicken

Ground chicken may not be found easily. You may have to look for it. Below is a recipe I found on the Taste of Home website if you do find it.

Easy White Chicken Chili from the Taste of Home website

Ground Turkey Chili

As you can see, we love ground turkey! So much so I made THREE recipes over the years. ALl of them are delicious and super easy to make.

Beef Chuck Chili Recipes

I never used beef chuck to make beef chili before 2004 when we visited Maine friends. They had some great recipes; I just had to get it and make it my own.

Ground Beef Chili Recipes

Of course, ground beef is very common for chili. I found that having it with a bit of fat prevents slow cooker (affiliate) recipes from drying out. When I used the lean, I would have to add more fat so it does not dry out.

Brisket Chili Recipe

Below is the recipe I found in a magazine.

Texas Beef Brisket Chili from Bon Appetit Magazine

Short Ribs Recipe

I found this recipe.

Julie's Texas-Style Chili with Beer

I hope these chili recipes give you some ideas on what you eat for dinner this week. Feel free to share your favorite ones below. I would love to hear from you.

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