7 Cozy Chili Recipes

Who doesn’t love a warm and cozy chili recipe? Everything in one bowl, whether it’s made in the slow cooker, Instant Pot, or on the stove! It’s the best way to warm up in the chilly months of the year. If you’re looking to cozy up to a bowl of chili, these chili recipes have got you covered!

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Turkey Chili

Slow Cooker Pumpkin Turkey Chili is THE fall comfort food you need to turn to this season. Full of pumpkin, warming spices, and ground turkey, this is a lightened up chili that you won’t be able to get enough of. It tastes like a bite of fall in every spoonful!

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Slow Cooker Spicy Taco Chili

Slow Cooker Spicy Taco Chili is how you get your taco fix in a bowl of warm, spicy comfort! Familiar taco seasoning flavors slow cook with beef and beans, making it an easy meal that you will love to serve up all season long. 

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Instant Pot Carne Asada Chili

Instant Pot Carne Asada Chili is rich and hearty, making it perfect for cold winter days or anytime you are craving classic comfort food. The carne asada flavor comes through in every meaty bite! Serves 4 to 6.

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Slow Cooker Queso Chili

Slow Cooker Queso Chili is creamy, cheesy, and oh-so perfect for dinner tonight. This chili is packed full of yummy Southwest flavors with corn, black beans, peppers, and savory beef in a rich, flavorful sauce.

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Slow Cooker Creamy White Chicken Chili

Slow Cooker Creamy White Chicken Chili is a comforting, flavorful soup that you will want to warm up with every night. The combination of chicken, green chiles, and beans with cream cheese and heavy cream makes for a variety of textures with just the right amount of spice. Plus it’s all made in the slow cooker, so it’s the easiest recipe ever!

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Chipotle Chili

Chipotle Chili is a smoky simple meal that can be made on the stovetop, in the slow cooker, or in the Instant Pot! No matter how you prepare it, this spicy dinner is one that screams for your favorite chili toppings.

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Tikka Masala Chicken Chili

Chicken Tikka Masala Chili is a wonderful mash up of one of my favorite Indian dishes and my favorite soup – chili. Served up with warm naan, the deep and rich flavors in this chili are a comfort on those few chilly nights we still have left this winter. Top it off with a dollop of plain yogurt and the creamy chili becomes your new favorite winter comfort food!

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my favorite tools for chili recipes

When it comes to must-have tools for cooking chili, there’s a few that I always have around.

If your recipe calls for browning meat and/or cooking down vegetables, I like to use a Lodge cast iron skillet to do so! You’ll see this most often for recipes that are made in the slow cooker. Of course, if you are making it on the stovetop, a dutch oven is ideal! Don’t forget the wooden spoon to stir everything together.

To prep all your ingredients, pull out your sharpest chef’s knife and cutting board.

My preferred appliance for cooking chili, whether pressure cooking or slow cooking is an Instant Pot Duo or Instant Pot Pro. I will take any appliance that has more than one function!

If you prefer, you can always use a slow cooker instead of an Instant Pot or the stovetop method.

just one more thing…

If you are looking for even more soup/stew inspiration for these chili months, check out the entire list of soup and stew recipes here!