r/chili • u/Early-Package-8082 • Mar 15 '25

Homestyle How to thicken up your chili

What do you add to thicken up your chili. I used tomato paste. It can be a little too much tomato flavor.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '25

Can of refried beans.

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u/Kdiesiel311 Mar 15 '25

How did I never think of this

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u/TheEruditeIdiot Mar 16 '25

Because you don’t put refried beans in chili. This is a hill that I’ll live on.

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u/Gomer_Schmuckatelli Mar 16 '25

That's just fucking shameful. I'll stand with you.