With cooler weather right around the corner, it’s the perfect time to start planning for cozy meals and nothing captures the spirit of the season quite like a pot of hearty, soul-warming chili. These comforting chili recipes are the most saved by users on MyRecipes, EatingWell’s very own free recipe-saving tool, so you know they’re guaranteed to warm you from the inside out. You’ll love options like our Creamy White Chili with Sweet Potatoes & White Beans and our Chicken Chili Verde for a cozy and satisfying meal.
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Creamy White Chili with Sweet Potatoes & White Beans
Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Sally McKay, Prop Stylist Hannah Greenwood
A bowl of creamy white chili with sweet potatoes is the perfect comfort food to warm you from the inside out. A can of chopped green chiles adds to the warmth.
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili
Photographer: Antonis Achilleos, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Kay Clarke
This hearty chili is a satisfying plant-based dish that is full of flavor. The warm and smoky flavors of cumin, chili powder and chipotle perfectly complement fiber-rich sweet potatoes and black beans. Lime and cilantro add brightness and freshness.
Chicken Chili Verde
Prepared salsa verde adds tang to this fast weeknight chili and pairs beautifully with the rich caramelized chicken and creamy beans. Poblano peppers offer a mild heat but deliver a depth of flavor you can’t find in regular green bell peppers.
Creamy White Chili with Cream Cheese
Photographer: Brie Goldman, Food Stylist: Annie Probst, Prop Stylist: Breanna Ghazali
This comforting soup is fiber-packed with great northern beans and chicken in a deliciously creamy broth of garlic, onions, green chilis and smoky cumin. The cream cheese adds a tang and melts into the broth. We finished it with punchy cilantro.
Slow-Cooker Buffalo Chicken Chili
Jason Donnelly
If you like Buffalo wings, you’ll love the flavors in this warm, hearty chili that comes together easily in the slow cooker. Sour cream helps cut the heat, but you could also use plain strained yogurt.
Instant Pot White Chicken Chili Freezer Pack
Photographer: Jacob Fox, Prop Stylist: Gabriel Greco, Food Stylist: Sammy Mila
Using a pressure cooker to make this warming pot of chili results in extra-tender chicken that’s easy to shred. The addition of chopped zucchini and corn gives each bowl a nutritional boost.
Chicken Chili with Sweet Potatoes
Tons of spice, corn and bell pepper give this healthy one-pot chicken chili some Southwestern flair. Serve with your favorite hot sauce, tortilla chips and a cold beer.
White Turkey Chili
This healthy white turkey chili is gorgeous, with flecks of green from zucchini, oregano and green chiles. Ground turkey and whole-grain bulgur boost the volume and fiber in this dish.
Quinoa Chili with Sweet Potatoes
Jennifer Causey
This hearty vegetarian quinoa chili with sweet potatoes has mild spice from poblanos and green chiles. Chili powder, cumin and garlic provide classic chili flavor.
Slow-Cooker Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall , Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless
This hearty sweet potato and black bean chili has a delightful balance of sweet and spicy flavors. Swap out regular chili powder for chipotle and ancho chile powder, or try using reduced-sodium taco or fajita seasoning for a unique twist.
Easy Vegetarian Chili
Canned beans and tomatoes make this quick vegetarian chili ready to go in just 30 minutes. Serve over rice or couscous, or with tortilla chips for added crunch, and add extra toppings like scallions, chopped fresh cilantro, diced avocado or sliced jalapeños.
Three-Bean Chili
This rib-sticking bean chili is richly flavored with cumin, chili, paprika, oregano and an assortment of peppers. Use whatever beans you have in your pantry.
Turkey & Sweet Potato Chili
Ali Redmond
This healthy turkey chili has a nice balance of flavors thanks to sweet potatoes and smoky chipotle chiles. We like to garnish it with creamy avocado, but melted cheese, chopped scallion and a dollop of sour cream will work well too.
Four-Bean & Pumpkin Chili
This healthy vegetarian chili has a fragrant touch of cinnamon for added flavor. Fiber-rich beans and diced pumpkin make for a savory and satiating dish.
Vegan White Bean Chili
Fresh Anaheim (or poblano) chiles add mild heat to this classic white bean chili and contribute lots of smoky flavor. Quinoa adds body to the chili, while diced zucchini provides pretty flecks of green and increases the veggie content.
Turkey Pumpkin Chili
Caitlin Bensel
Canned pumpkin adds mellow background flavor and works to thicken up this turkey pumpkin chili. Smoked paprika adds flavor with a hint of spice.
Cowboy Beef & Bean Chili
Anything but dainty, this healthy cowboy beef and bean chili is hearty with the addition of mushrooms and beer. To keep the saturated fat low, we use one pound of ground beef and add whole-grain bulgur to boost the volume and fiber.
Slow-Cooker Black Bean-Mushroom Chili
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.
Lentil Chili
Caitlin Bensel
This vegan lentil chili is easy and satisfying, with earthy flavors balanced by spices. Use this basic chili recipe to customize with your favorite add-ins.
Zesty Wheat Berry-Black Bean Chili
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.
