Delicious: All the kinds of chili

When I did Weight Watchers, lo those many years ago, I owned a Weight Watchers cookbook, and I cooked one single meal from it--their lowfat turkey chili. It was heavy on the corn and red peppers and light on any actual chili flavor, but it was a big pot of soupy, proteiny, flavorful, go-to deliciousness. I haven't cooked chili since those dark days, and have no experience with real chili, but this love letter to the stuff in the San Francisco Chronicle makes me long for cumin and spice, a bubbling pot and heaping hot bowls of perfect flavor blends and happiness right there on the end of your spoon. With one basic recipe, you can go anywhere--they've got the basic recipe, plus a handful of suggestions for the anywhere, from all vegetarian to meaty-licious. Chili is fast, pretty easy, freezes well, totes beautifully to lunch, and I want a bowl right now, please.

For another great chili recipe, try SELF's Better-Body Chili and make yourself a delicious, nutritious meal.

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