~ Chili with Lebanese Flavors ~

My family is probably not unusual with our fervent conversations in the category of who-makes-what-best. One such conversation about chili–methods, ingredients, flavor, cook time, you name it–led us to the most retold memories in Abood family history: the great chili cook-off activities of the mid-2000s...

This is just to say that we make lots of chili and everyone thinks theirs is best. I'm putting it out there that my new chili recipe is, as my nieces and nephews say, "EXTRA!" Blue-ribbon, with the flavors we love so much (think aromatic spices, chickpeas, labneh, mint).

Make for Halloween, game-days, family hang-out during the holidays, chilly winter weekends and with the simple ingredients, even weeknight chili will come together in a snap.