uhhh...beans? In "Texas Chili?" No, no, no. As a Texan, I protest!

As a Texan, Beans are a must !!!!! bean beans, they're good for your heart!

phil must be new to Texas

If it has beans, it is soup!

Hey.... as a Texan I grew up on beans. Chili with and without beans for individual preference :-D I prefer chili with beans. Looking forward to trying this recipe

This is not a true texas chili if it has beans.

Pinto beans go with chili, not in it!!! Just like cornbread!!!

If it has beans it is Yankee Chili. As a Texan I make another pot of beans and the transplants can add it if the wish. NO BEANS IN MY CHILI!!!!

I always put HEB Borracho beans with Shiner Bach and black beans. No complaints from my Texas born husband!

No beans! That's just wierd. I am cooking the CHILI tonight with beans.

Chili was developed in the cow camps of Texas. And like Texas BBQ, there's no single original recipe that "defines" Texas chili. The camp cooks pretty much added any sort of meat and beans they saw fit - black beans, pinto beans, sausage, buffalo, venison, even rattlesnake and used coffee grounds. If they ran out of ancho chilis, then they made chili powder from another species of chili. So there you go. From an historical perspective, both chili with and without beans is native to Texas.

Here in South Texas we have a strict "NO BEANS" policy when it comes to our chili. Beans on the side is OK. All you Northerners and weirdo Austinites (who are really just a bunch of transplanted Northerners) can Bean yourself!

I have never know anything else than chili with beans! We grew up wondering where our next meal would come from, bean loaded down chili (Beans, tomatos, chili powder, and any type of meat), was a main staple in our home. It was cheap and easy and could be made in big batches without costing a whole lot. As I say to each your own, I add Kidney and chili beans in abundance as it makes it more filling and yes ther beans are good for you.

i've lived in Southeast Texas my whole life. we have always put beans in our chili, with the exception of chili dogs or frito pies.

Come on people, chili without beans is just hamburger soup.

I have been making venison chili for about 25 years for my family and for competitions, and believe me beans are a must IN THE CHILI. From a person from lower south Texas Chili with no beans are used for hot dogs. As a matter of fact I will be making my chili for a 27th annual wild game cook-off and have never heard any complaints.