Is Chili a soup or a stew?

[nw6675]

It's neither. It's chili. You can have many kinds of chili just like you can have many kinds of stews and soups.

I came to say this.

 

[mumto3girls]

that's the stuff you mix with grape jelly and mini meatballs in a crockpot!

Yes. That’s the only time I ever use Heinz Chili Sauce. Always have a jar in the pantry.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

Yes. That’s the only time I ever use Heinz Chili Sauce. Always have a jar in the pantry.

Wait, grape jelly, meatballs, and Chili Sauce? This is tasty?

 

[BrianL]

Wait, grape jelly, meatballs, and Chili Sauce? This is tasty?

Yes, it is quite tasty. You can also throw in soem cocktail weenies too. It makes a great sauce!

 

[disneychrista]

I'd say it is neither. It is its own thing.

 

[mumto3girls]

Wait, grape jelly, meatballs, and Chili Sauce? This is tasty?

Yes. I like to sometimes increase the amount of chili sauce to make it a bit spicier, but you have to know your audience.

We eat the meatballs as part of our appetizer meal every Christmas Eve. My brothers-in-law can eat a lot of meatballs. MIL used to do the cocktail weenies—those are good too.

 

[barkley]

Wait, grape jelly, meatballs, and Chili Sauce? This is tasty?

it's one of those things where you are better off NOT knowing the recipie and just trying it b/c it's not like anythig you would imagine. very tasty.

 

[slo]

Hmmmm……
Interesting discussion - I’ve never thought about this before.
I honestly don’t think it’s either - it’s just chili - LOL!

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

I would consider it to be more a stew than a soup.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

Wait, grape jelly, meatballs, and Chili Sauce? This is tasty?

I have tried this, it is surprisingly good.

 

[Micca]

Wait, grape jelly, meatballs, and Chili Sauce? This is tasty?

I'm not a big fan, but it's better than you might think. It's the kind of thing people eat with toothpicks on those little paper plates. Hard to say who came up with the original concept, probably someone with a severe case of the munchies and limited supplies.

 

[Disneylover99]

I’ve had soup like and stew like chilis.
I definitely prefer stew like. I don’t like excessively liquidy chilis.

 

[lovesmurfs]

I mix chili sauce with browned ground beef (1 bottle per pound) to make a pretty decent sloppy joe (if I don't want to use a hundred ingredients to make it).

The grape jelly and meatballs is stupidly good as well.

 

[lovesmurfs]

LOL. The queen of doctoring up prepared food and calling it here own. Her lunch prepared for the farm hands whose primary ingredient came from Panda Express is a classic episode.

Okay. It was the first one that came up in my google search. Sigh.

Here are some others:

• Taste of Home
• Foods Guy
• Readers Digest

Again, though -- I go back to my first statement. Who cares? It's just tasty.

 

[luvthatduke]

DH says it must be a soup because it seems
to always be listed under "Soup & Salad"
on restaurant menus.

 

[Disneychick75]

Chili is chili and thanks, I think I'll have some made this week.

 

[fly girl]

Like many on here, I say it has its own category since it can be in various forms and versions.

However, if you put a gun to my head to make me chose soup or stew, I am going with stew.

So if Skyline is eaten plain, it's a stew but if eaten as a 5 way (over noodles), it then ceases to be a stew and becomes a sauce?

I live in Cincinnati and I have never heard of someone just having a bowl of Skyline solo, just no. Skyline doesn't stand alone. It needs the supporting cast whether it be spaghetti or hot dog. No doubt someone has enjoyed it alone, but I would venture to say it isn't a common occurrence among a vast group.

 

[fly girl]

DH says it must be a soup because it seems
to always be listed under "Soup & Salad"
on restaurant menus.

Maybe because you can get it served in a cup that can be used as an appetizer. Same with Gumbo.

And what about Gumbo? Is that a soup or a stew. I think of it as a stew.

 

[Lord Manhammer]

Maybe because you can get it served in a cup that can be used as an appetizer. Same with Gumbo.

And what about Gumbo? Is that a soup or a stew. I think of it as a stew.

you must be eating some thick-a$$ gumbo. I call it a soup.

 

[ttintagel]

I'd lean towards stew, but it's not a hill I'd be willing to die on.

A hill of beans?