In fact, as I cooked through each recipe, with chili served up for ... See it there: I Just Found the Only Way I'll Ever Make Beef Chili Again (the Secret Ingredient Is So Unexpected) ...

This white chicken chili recipe is a winner both figuratively and literally: Decades ago, it got first-place honors in a Kansas City cook-off, and it's been one of our best-loved versions ever since.

Of course, my own subjective preferences guided my ratings, but I discuss each recipe’s strong points so that you can discover which one best suits your tastes. I loved Aaron Hutcherson’s Ground Beef ...